Emergency Forests Rescue Act of 2002

Summary

Emergency Forest Rescue Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate Federal forest land that is at wildfire risk because of severe drought and dead and dying trees as an emergency mitigation area; and (2) request authority from the Council on Environmental Quality to use alternative arrangements (including timber harvesting) to protect trees in such an area from disease, insect infestation, invasive plant species, or other natural disaster.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2002

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 July 2002

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