118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1236Protect the West Act of 2023

To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Last action Mar 22, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 28, 2023
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Referred
Mar 22, 2023
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes and provides funding for the Restoration and Resilience Grant Program and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program. Specifically, the bill establishes in the Treasury an Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund to provide funding for such programs. The bill establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) respecting the disbursement of amounts from the fund for the grant program, priority setting for landscapes, and evaluation and monitoring for restoration and resilience project success. The grant program shall provide grants or pay-for-performance contracts to eligible entities (e.g., a state...

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Feb 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.