Northern Forest Stewardship Act

Summary

Northern Forest Stewardship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, at the request of the Governor of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, to: (1) provide technical assistance for sustainable forest management; (2) assist in coordinating ecological and economic research and implementation of interstate and Northern Forest Lands Council policies; and (3) provide technical and financial assistance for State conservation land planning and acquisition (authorizes appropriations), and rural community assistance. Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) the need to address certain tax policies that work against Northern Forest conservation; (2) liability exemption for private landowners who permit public use of their land; and (3) nongame conservation funding. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, at the request of the Governor of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, to provide technical and financial assistance for Northern Forest water quality assessment. Authorizes specified appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3017)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 July 1997

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Forestry and Rural Revitalization. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 April 1997 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 1997

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Sponsors

• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
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