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H.R. 727

Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2013

Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend, through FY2023, the authority of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

Permits the land management goals of such a project to include restoration work, fire fuels reduction, and clearing of overgrowth on snowpack watersheds.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3](D-NM)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2013
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

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    Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.

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    Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.

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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House