US Congress Senate Bill 485 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination costs (cancellation ceiling) in stages that are economically or programmatically viable with respect to an agreement or contract for a stewardship end result contracting project. The Forest Service and BLM shall submit written notice to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget 30 days before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract that includes a cancellation ceiling exceeding $25 million if proposed funding for the costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to the ceiling is not included. If the offset value of the forest products to be removed exceeds the value of the resource improvement treatments, the Forest Service and BLM may: (1) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities for cancelled agreements or contracts; or (2) if there are no such outstanding liabilities, apply the excess to other authorized stewardship projects.

Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act of 2017

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1625 (Related) 2018-03-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-141.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/485/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s485/BILLS-115s485is.pdf