118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 297 — 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.

“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.”

Public lands and natural resources

Introduced Feb 7, 2023

Last action Oct 25, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Feb 7, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Feb 7, 2023

Energy and Natural Resources

Step 3

Committee

Oct 25, 2023

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS 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 Fore...

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 3 actions

Oct 25, 2023

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.

Feb 7, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 7, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.