Amendment111th Congress
Amendment sought to permanently allow the Forest Service to have authority to contract with States (good neighbor authority) to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines.
- Amendment Number
- 61
- Description
- Amendment sought to permanently allow the Forest Service to have authority to contract with States (good neighbor authority) to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines.
- Purpose
- Amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-52 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with a State Forester to prepare and implement `good neighbor' projects on National Forest System land to complement any similar project being performed on bordering or adjacent non-Federal land. Would provide that the decision to proceed with a good neighbor project is in the Secretary's sole discretion. Defines good neighbor projects to include certain fuels reduction projects.
- Congress
- 111
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 26, 2009
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Goodlatte amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 148 - 272 (Roll no. 161).
- Latest Action Time
- 12:19:50
- Submitted Date
- Mar 26, 2009
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Dec 5, 2020