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Protect the West Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-540| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2023
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (2)
John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protect the West Act of 2023 This bill establishes and provides funding for the Restoration and Resilience Grant Program and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program. Specifically, the bill establishes in the Treasury an Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund to provide funding for such programs. The bill establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) respecting the disbursement of amounts from the fund for the grant program, priority setting for landscapes, and evaluation and monitoring for restoration and resilience project success. The grant program shall provide grants or pay-for-performance contracts to eligible entities (e.g., a state agency, a unit of local government, or a tribal government) for increasing the capacity for planning, coordinating, and monitoring restoration and resilience projects on nonfederal land and providing support for collaboration and monitoring on federal land; and supporting, on nonfederal land, restoration and resilience projects, efforts to improve wildfire resistive construction and reduce risks within the home ignition zone, and projects to expand equitable outdoor access. Under the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program, USDA shall carry out restoration and resilience projects that reduce wildfire potential, improve community resilience in the wildland-urban interface, or restore wildlife habitat.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 22, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1236
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • February 28, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 22, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1236
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1236: Protect the West Act of 2023

Protect the West Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-540| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2023
Protect the West Act of 2023 This bill establishes and provides funding for the Restoration and Resilience Grant Program and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program. Specifically, the bill establishes in the Treasury an Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund to provide funding for such programs. The bill establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) respecting the disbursement of amounts from the fund for the grant program, priority setting for landscapes, and evaluation and monitoring for restoration and resilience project success. The grant program shall provide grants or pay-for-performance contracts to eligible entities (e.g., a state agency, a unit of local government, or a tribal government) for increasing the capacity for planning, coordinating, and monitoring restoration and resilience projects on nonfederal land and providing support for collaboration and monitoring on federal land; and supporting, on nonfederal land, restoration and resilience projects, efforts to improve wildfire resistive construction and reduce risks within the home ignition zone, and projects to expand equitable outdoor access. Under the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program, USDA shall carry out restoration and resilience projects that reduce wildfire potential, improve community resilience in the wildland-urban interface, or restore wildlife habitat.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 22, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1236
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • February 28, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 22, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1236
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (2)
John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1236: Protect the West Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted