S. 4891 · 117th Congress · Senate

A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.

Active· Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Introduced
Sep 20, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill provides for the construction of nurseries on public lands.

Using funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined land on federal and nonfederal lands, the Department of the Interior shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on lands under its jurisdiction.

Likewise, the Forest Service shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System lands.

Interior shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states, and (2) one state that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.

The Forest Service shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states; and (2) one state, including Vermont, that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 29, 2022Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

    Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.

    117Yea
    477Nay
    0NV
  2. SEP 20, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. SEP 20, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  4. SEP 20, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 29, 2022

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 20, 2022

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