HR 5223 · 106th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forests Improvement Pilot Program Act

Introduced 2000-09-20· Sponsored by Rep. Sanford, Marshall (Mark) [R-SC-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.(2000-10-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forests Improvement Pilot Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) carry out a ten-year pilot program (with a discretionary ten-year extension) in three Forest Service Regions (representing different ecosystems) to evaluate State administration of National Forest System lands; (2) contract with the Forest Stewardship Council to evaluate such forests' environmental progress; (3) terminate the pilot program with respect to a test forest whose environmental condition worsens; and (4) carry out the program through the use of reserved Forest Service funds.…

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