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A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-485| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2017
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (10)
Dean Heller (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination costs (cancellation ceiling) in stages that are economically or programmatically viable with respect to an agreement or contract for a stewardship end result contracting project. The Forest Service and BLM shall submit written notice to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget 30 days before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract that includes a cancellation ceiling exceeding $25 million if proposed funding for the costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to the ceiling is not included. If the offset value of the forest products to be removed exceeds the value of the resource improvement treatments, the Forest Service and BLM may: (1) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities for cancelled agreements or contracts; or (2) if there are no such outstanding liabilities, apply the excess to other authorized stewardship projects.
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Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Congressional oversightForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPublic contracts and procurement

A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-485| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2017
Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination costs (cancellation ceiling) in stages that are economically or programmatically viable with respect to an agreement or contract for a stewardship end result contracting project. The Forest Service and BLM shall submit written notice to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget 30 days before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract that includes a cancellation ceiling exceeding $25 million if proposed funding for the costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to the ceiling is not included. If the offset value of the forest products to be removed exceeds the value of the resource improvement treatments, the Forest Service and BLM may: (1) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities for cancelled agreements or contracts; or (2) if there are no such outstanding liabilities, apply the excess to other authorized stewardship projects.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (10)
Dean Heller (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPublic contracts and procurement