118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 2867: Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2024
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Summary
This bill establishes additional requirements for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to address forest health on public lands.
For example, the agencies must
- establish annual mechanical thinning targets for the National Forest System and public lands,
- carry out regeneration harvests only in mature forests,
- develop a strategy to increase the use of livestock grazing to mitigate wildfires,
- support logging training through apprenticeships, and
- utilize specified streamlined authorities for environmental review with respect to remedial action in certain vulnerable areas.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joe Manchin I-WVOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Barrasso SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Barrasso.
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- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.