HR 2989 · 118th Congress · Environmental Protection

Save Our Sequoias Act

Introduced 2023-04-28· Sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 757.(2024-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) in California. Specifically, it provides statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and outlines the coalition's duties. The coalition must submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment and annually update it. The information from the assessment must be made available so the information can be integrated into certain other plans. The coalition must also create and maintain a website that contains the assessment, educational materials, searchable information about individual giant sequoia groves, and a searchable database to track the status and costs of reforestation and rehabilitation activities. In addition, the bill declares an emergency on certain public lands and allows officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought. The emergency expires after seven years. The Department of the Interior must develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy. Finally, the bill establishes a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of gian…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act

Aug 29, 2023

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 17, 2023

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans