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S. 327: Good Neighbor Forestry Act

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S. 327: Good Neighbor Forestry Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Plain summary

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into a good neighbor agreement (a cooperative agreement or contract, including a sole source contract) with a governor of a state to coordinate the procurement and implementation of authorized restoration services. Defines "authorized restoration services" as similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services carried out on federal land and non-federal land by either the Secretary concerned or a governor pursuant to a good neighbor agreement. Requires the Secretaries to make good neighbor agreements available to the public. Makes certain National Forest System timber sales requirements of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 inapplicable to services performed under a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under this Act. Requires the Secretaries to provide or approve all silviculture prescriptions and marking guides to be applied on federal land in all timber sale projects conducted under this Act. Prohibits delegation to a governor of any decision required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to any authorized restoration services to be provided on federal land.

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Official text

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Lee (R-UT), John Thune (R-SD), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s327 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113