Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 697
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 8, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 8, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 8, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
697
Congress
118
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Idaho
Democrat
California
Democrat
Montana
Democrat
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)

Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)

Text (1)
Actions (2)
03/08/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
03/08/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 4, 2024 8:07:21 PM