To improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act...
- Section id8BCFCA1696934A39BA7F272DC332942C: 2. Findings Congress finds that— revegetation efforts can meet multiple goals, including guarding against climate change, improving conservation and habitats,...
- Section id33A0775DC3524CCEB07AE2AF3A6B8675: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon sequestration means the capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The term National Forest...
- Section id005475382acc4c74aae441a864c22de2: 101. Climate adaptation and resilient forests and rangeland measures Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall each...
- Section idF337E95C0A0B425C987DD66DD5331BC2: 102. National revegetation effort In this section: The term Federal land means— National Forest System land, except— the national grasslands and land...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. King, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Energy, Department of Labor
Forest Service faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, Job Corps participants
Negative-direction: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, FDA, Forest Products Laboratory, US Geological Survey
Forest products manufacturers, Hardwood lumber producers, Mass timber manufacturers
Cattle ranchers, Cattle ranchers with federal grazing permits, Forest management contractors
Native plant nurseries, Tree nurseries, Tree nurseries and seed producers
Local governments, States, States with abandoned mine lands
Salvage logging companies, Timber harvesting companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a building designed to be— constructed with mass timber
the action plan developed under subsection (b). The term Federal land means— National Forest System land, except— the national grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.)
an improved forest management activity, including a hazardous fuel treatment, mechanical thinning, or timber harvesting project, that is— ecologically appropriate
the action plan developed under subsection (b). The term invasive grass means— cheatgrass
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director of the Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service. The term tall wood building means a building designed to be— constructed with mass timber
a voluntary program or market that issues, assigns, trades, or sells carbon credits. The term covered activity means a forest revegetation activity that— is ecologically appropriate
the capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The term Federal land means— National Forest System land
historically forested land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that, due to an unplanned event— requires reforestation to meet the objectives described in an applicable land use plan
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