S 2867 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2024

Introduced 2023-09-20· Sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.(2024-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 This bill establishes additional requirements for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to address forest health on public lands. For example, the agencies must establish annual mechanical thinning targets for the National Forest System and public lands,  carry out regeneration harvests only in mature forests,  develop a strategy to increase the use of livestock grazing to mitigate wildfires,  support logging training through apprenticeships, and utilize specified streamlined authorities for environmental review with respect to remedial action in certain vulnerable areas. …

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1 Democrat