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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
M000317
11
Nicole
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
N
Malliotakis
R
NY
S001180
5
Kurt
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Schrader
D
2021-04-13
OR
W000821
4
Bruce
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Westerman
R
2021-04-13
AR
Y000033
0
DON
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
YOUNG
E.
R
2021-04-13
AK
B000490
2
SANFORD
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
BISHOP
D.
D
2021-04-13
GA
M001206
25
Joseph
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Morelle
D.
D
2021-04-15
NY
C001055
1
Ed
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Case
D
2021-05-07
HI
S000168
27
Maria
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Salazar
Elvira
R
2022-02-11
FL
A000370
12
Alma
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Adams
S.
D
2022-02-18
NC
P000593
7
Ed
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Perlmutter
D
2022-05-17
CO
Advisory bodies Air quality Animal and plant health Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Economic development Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Pest management Urban and suburban affairs and development
2021-04-13
Introduced in House
 <p><strong>Urban Forests Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill provides for support to maintain urban forests.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>USDA and the Department of Labor shall jointly establish Civilian Conservation Centers in urban and community areas.</p> <p>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 </p> <ul> <li>conduct a strategic national forest inventory by measuring field plots in combination with advanced technology to improve data, information, and estimates of precision; and </li> <li>use advanced geospatial technologies to improve the area and volume estimates of those field plots, especially for sub-state regions and smaller areas.</li> </ul> <p>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</p> <ul> <li> identify strategies to increase equitable access to urban forests through existing programs and authorities; and </li> <li>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. </li></ul>
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Urban Forests Act of 2021
Urban Forests Act of 2021
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Introduced in House
To provide support for urban forests, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
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Introduced in House
Urban Forests Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-06-07
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.