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H.R. 4398: National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

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H.R. 4398: National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

Plain summary

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 - Designates certain areas of National Forest System land in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming as insect and disease emergency areas. Allows the designation of an area of System land as an additional insect and disease emergency area if the land: (1) is located in an affected state; and (2) is subject to an insect and disease infestation emergency. Excludes certain lands from inclusion in an insect and disease emergency area. Sets forth requirements for the duration of insect and disease emergency areas designated under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), in implementing the emergency forest restoration program, to make payments to owners of nonindustrial private forest land to carry out emergency measures in response to an insect and disease infestation emergency under this Act. Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to offer to enter into any contracts or other agreements with the state of Colorado to perform watershed restoration and protection services on System land in the state when similar and complementary restoration and protection services are being carried out on adjacent state or private land; and (2) Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities on public land located in Colorado. Extends permanently the authority under which the Forest Service may enter into such contracts with private persons and entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests that meet local and rural communities' needs. Bars the Forest Service from obligating funds to cover the costs of canceling Forest Service multiyear stewardship end result contracts until the date on which they are canceled.

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Official text

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · 12 cosponsors

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Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr4398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111