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Urban Forests Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2477| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2021
Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (9)
Don Young (Republican)Ed Case (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Urban Forests Act of 2021 This bill provides for support to maintain urban forests. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a grant program to be known as the Tree City USA Grant Program to provide competitive grants to qualifying local governments to enhance and maintain urban forests. USDA and the Department of Labor shall jointly establish Civilian Conservation Centers in urban and community areas. A specified five-year report on state forests and their resources shall contain an analysis of forest carbon over the previous two decades. Such report shall demonstrate the efforts taken by the Forest Service to conduct a strategic national forest inventory by measuring field plots in combination with advanced technology to improve data, information, and estimates of precision; and use advanced geospatial technologies to improve the area and volume estimates of those field plots, especially for sub-state regions and smaller areas. USDA shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to identify strategies to increase equitable access to urban forests through existing programs and authorities; and conduct research on the benefits of urban forests for air quality, heat island mitigation, energy burden reduction, and enhanced shading for heat-resilient housing and active transit.
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Timeline
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 7, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2639: Trillion Trees Act
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAnimal and plant healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPest managementUrban and suburban affairs and development

Urban Forests Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2477| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2021
Urban Forests Act of 2021 This bill provides for support to maintain urban forests. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a grant program to be known as the Tree City USA Grant Program to provide competitive grants to qualifying local governments to enhance and maintain urban forests. USDA and the Department of Labor shall jointly establish Civilian Conservation Centers in urban and community areas. A specified five-year report on state forests and their resources shall contain an analysis of forest carbon over the previous two decades. Such report shall demonstrate the efforts taken by the Forest Service to conduct a strategic national forest inventory by measuring field plots in combination with advanced technology to improve data, information, and estimates of precision; and use advanced geospatial technologies to improve the area and volume estimates of those field plots, especially for sub-state regions and smaller areas. USDA shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to identify strategies to increase equitable access to urban forests through existing programs and authorities; and conduct research on the benefits of urban forests for air quality, heat island mitigation, energy burden reduction, and enhanced shading for heat-resilient housing and active transit.
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Timeline
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 7, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (9)
Don Young (Republican)Ed Case (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2639: Trillion Trees Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAnimal and plant healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPest managementUrban and suburban affairs and development