S. 3046 · 117th Congress
Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
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- Senate Introduced Oct 21, 2021
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2022
This bill authorizes the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct certain forest restoration projects.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Dec 22, 2022
Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct certain forest restoration projects.
Specifically, the Forest Service or BLM may enter into an agreement for a project on federal land that was developed through a collaborative process that meets local and rural community needs if
- the party with whom it enters into an agreement initially provides the Forest Service or BLM with a portion of the funding necessary to complete any analysis deemed necessary under federal law for consideration of the proposed project;
- the Forest Service or BLM uses the funding to pay a contractor included on a list of contractors that it maintains to conduct the analysis;
- upon completion of the analysis, the Forest Service or BLM solicits bids to carry out the project and enters into a contract or agreement under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to carry out the project; and
- using certain receipts from the project, the Forest Service or BLM repays the initially provided funding.
For purposes of a civil action relating to such a project, any person that participated in the collaborative process to develop the proposal for the project shall be (1) entitled to intervene, as of right, in any subsequent civil action; and (2) considered to be a full participant in any settlement negotiation relating to the project.
The authority to enter into an agreement and the requirement to maintain a list of contractors shall expire on January 1, 2033.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
Also known as: Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2021
Latest action (Dec 23, 2022): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 21, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Oct 21, 2021
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2022
No recorded floor vote found.