Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act
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The Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S. 1300) was a bill introduced in the 113th Congress by U.S. Senator Jeff Flake. The bill would have given the federal government more authority to enter into what are known as "forest stewardship contracts", with the goal of reducing the risk of forest wildfires.[1]
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Long title | A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects. |
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Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
Sponsored by | U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) |
Number of co-sponsors | 10 |
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U.S.C. sections affected | 16 U.S.C. § 6591 |
Agencies affected | Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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In July 2013, Senator Flake warned the public that the legal authority for forest stewardship contracts would end by September 2013, and without extending the authority, Flake argued that the U.S. Forest Service would lose an important firefighting tool. The bill, which Flake introduced that month, would extend the legal authority for forest stewardship contracts until 2023.[2]