TREES Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5364 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5364 To require the installation of fences and barriers to protect old growth trees in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2023 Mr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the installation of fences and barriers to protect old growth trees in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trees Remember Each Effacing Step Act'' or the ``TREES Act''. SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF FENCES AND BARRIERS TO PROTECT OLD GROWTH TREES IN THE JOYCE KILMER-SLICKROCK WILDERNESS AREA. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the C…