A bill to promote the recovery of Hawaii tropical forests, and for other purposes.
Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act - Amends the International Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to: (1) expand facilities at the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (Institute) and at tropical forests in Hawaii; and (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a tropical forestry plan for such expansion, which shall provide for establishment of a model research and demonstration center, facilities for the study and recovery of endangered plant and animal species, the establishment of demonstration tropical forests, and the study of biological control of nonnative species.
Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Governor of Hawaii, to establish a Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest.
Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding the Institutes of Tropical Forestry (the Institute and the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico).
Directs the Secretary to provide management and conversation oriented grant and contract assistance through the Forest Service to eligible entities in States with tropical forests to: (1) develop harvesting of native woods and other forest products; (2) promote habitat and animal and plant species protection; (3) develop biological controls for threatening nonnative species; (4) establish a monitoring system to identify baseline conditions and long-term changes; (5) detect and appraise stress factors such as insects, disease, and pollution; and (6) engage in related research, educational, and outreach activities.
Establishes the Hawaii Tropical Recovery Task Force to advise the Secretary with respect to Hawaiian tropical forests and related ecosystems. Directs the Task Force to submit to specified congressional committees, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, and the Governor of Hawaii a plan for rejuvenating Hawaii's tropical forests. Terminates the Task Force 180 days after submission of such report.
Authorizes appropriations.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Considered by unanimous consent.
Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 102-574
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 102-574.
Became Public Law No: 102-574.