Haiti Reforestation Act of 2010

Summary

Haiti Reforestation Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to offer to enter into agreements with the government of Haiti to provide financial assistance, technology transfers, or capacity building assistance to reduce deforestation and increase reforestation in Haiti. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish a grant program to carry out such activities. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to: (1) direct the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to invite the government of Haiti to submit a list of areas in which tropical forests are seriously degraded or threatened; (2) authorize USAID to make grants to nongovernmental organizations to purchase discounted commercial debt of the government of Haiti in exchange for government commitments to restore identified forests or to develop plans for their sustainable use; and (3) authorize appropriations.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 18 November 2010

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 18 November 2010

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 18 November 2010

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 June 2009

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