A bill to make forestry insurance plans available to owners and operators of private forest land, to encourage the use of prescribed burning and fuel treatment methods on private forest land, and for other purposes.
Forestry Initiative to Restore the Environment Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct a forestry insurance pilot program (in at least four States) with an emphasis on small, nonindustrial owners and operators of private forest land.
Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 with respect to the forestry incentives program to: (1) include seedling production as a program purpose; (2) provide grants for fire prevention burning on private land; and (3) authorize specified permanent appropriations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4119-4121)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4434-4435)
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