S 2798 · 111th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2010

Introduced 2009-11-18· Sponsored by Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
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House
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.(2010-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 - Designates certain areas in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming as insect and disease emergency areas. Allows the designation of additional insect and disease emergency areas in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), in implementing the emergency forest restoration program, to make payments to owners of nonindustrial private forest land to carry out emergency measures in response to an insect and disease infestation emergency under this Act. Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to enter into contracts or agreements with a state to allow the performance of watershed restoration and protection services on National Forest System land when similar and complementary restoration and protection services are being carried out by the state on adjacent state or private land; and (2) Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities on public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Bars the Secretary from obligating funds to cover the costs of canceling Forest Service multiyear stewards…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2010

Aug 27, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010</p>

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S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2010

Aug 27, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans