A bill to develop natural resources, to provide meaningful employment opportunities producing assets of lasting value, and to enhance the environment, through a program providing incentives to State, local, and Federal agencies to plant trees on public lands.
National Forestry Development and Employment Opportunity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to contract with State or Federal agencies to establish a Federal-State program of timber production and harvesting.
Directs the Administrator to develop at least ten tree-planting and harvesting programs on federally-owned or State-owned lands. Grants priority to certain projects.
Directs the SBA to help grantees with rapid implementation of such programs in periods of high unemployment.
Requires grantees to use small business concerns and contractors whenever feasible.
Establishes formulae for payment to the Treasury of proceeds from the sale of trees and forestry products under this program. Authorizes Federal agencies to furnish certain kinds of free technical services to grantees.
Requires an annual report to the Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
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