S 1883 · 96th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to provide assistance, by means of cost sharing, to private forest landowners whose forest lands have been severely damaged as the result of a natural disaster.

Introduced 1979-10-12· Sponsored by Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]· 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: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1979-10-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a forest land restoration program to provide cost-sharing assistance to private forest landowners to restore to commercial timber production forest lands damaged as a result of a natural disaster. Sets forth conditions to such assistance. Requires the landowner to develop an individual forest land restoration management plan, in cooperation with the State forester or equivalent official, as a basis for a cost-sharing agreement between the landowner and the Secretary.…

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