S 4833 · 117th Congress · Environmental Protection
Save Our Sequoias Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.(2022-09-29)
Plain Language Summary
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Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) in California, including by providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior and the National Forest System to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.…
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