Bill117th CongressFiled Sep 13, 2022Environmental Protection
S. 4833
Save Our Sequoias Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 13, 2022)
Save Our Sequoias Act
This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by
- providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition;
- directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment;
- declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought;
- directing the Department of the Interior and the National Forest System to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and
- establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.
What just happenedSep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA](D-CA)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
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- Introduced in SenateSep 13, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 13, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4578)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 13, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate