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S.2811: Emergency Forests Rescue Act of 2002
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced July 26, 2002
- Latest Major Action July 29, 2002
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Emergency Forest Rescue Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate Federal forest land that is at wildfire risk because of severe drought and dead and dying trees as an emergency mitigation area; and (2) request authority from the Council on Environmental Quality to use alternative arrangements (including timber harvesting) to protect trees in such an area from disease, insect...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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| July 26, 2002 |
Introduced in the Senate by Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.) |