A bill to establish Institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems.
Defines adaptive ecosystem management as a natural resource management process under which planning, implementation, monitoring, research, evaluation, and incorporation of new knowledge are combined into a management approach that is: (1) based on scientific findings and the needs of society; and (2) used to modify future management methods and policy.
Prescribes requirements for cooperation among the Institutes and Federal programs relating to ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and wildfire management technologies.
Authorizes appropriations.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11641-11643; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/19/2002 S11641-11642)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.