H.R. 1450

Referred to Committee

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Introduced 3/8/2023•118th Congress•House

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

9/18/2023 • Senate

Summary

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)

Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)

The bill also extends the Good Neighbor Authority program's expiration date to the end of FY2028; the program currently expires at the end of FY2023.

Passed House • 9/14/2023

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

Federal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationState and local financeState and local government operationsWatersheds