S 4891 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.

Summary
This bill provides for the construction of nurseries on public lands. Using funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined land on federal and nonfederal lands, the Department of the Interior shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on lands under its jurisdiction. Likewise, the Forest Service shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System lands. Interior shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states, and (2) one state that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states. The Forest Service shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states; and (2) one state, including Vermont, that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.
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Sep 2022
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Introduced Sep 20, 2022 Last action Sep 29, 2022
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Sep 29, 2022
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Sep 20, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Sep 20, 2022
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