To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to declare that a forest health emergency exists on Federal lands under their jurisdiction, to carry out accelerated forest health improvement programs to prevent further forest damage and reduce the risk of disaster wildfires on these lands, and to implement management strategies designed to produce sustained, diverse, and healthy forest ecosystems on these lands.
National Forest Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to declare that a forest health emergency exists on Federal lands under their respective jurisdictions. Requires the appropriate Federal land management agency, upon such declaration, to develop a forest health improvement program.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a special fund to be used for timber sales and salvage and forest rehabilitation and maintenance.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual forest health report.
Amends the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 to extend the deadline for the report of the National Commission on Wildfire Disasters.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1108)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5742-5743)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1794)
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