Bills · S 1662
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 1662Public Lands and Natural Resources
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
INTRO MAY 7· LAST ACTION MAY 7
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it addresses critical environmental and safety concerns related to America's forests. By reauthorizing and expanding the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, the bill aims to reduce the devastating impact of increasingly severe wildfires, particularly for communities in high-risk areas. If this bill passes, it means continued federal support and funding for projects that actively thin overgrown forests, treat areas prone to wildfire, and restore forest health, which can lead to fewer large fires and protect lives and property.
Furthermore, the bill's focus on watershed health and drinking water sources means that forest restoration efforts could directly improve the quality and availability of clean water for many communities. Without this bill, the program's authority would expire, potentially halting ongoing restoration projects and limiting the ability to launch new ones, leaving forests more vulnerable to disease, pests, and catastrophic wildfires.
KEY PROVISIONS
5AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Reauthorizes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program until 2034, extending its operational timeframe for another 11 years.
This ensures the continuity of large-scale, collaborative forest restoration projects across the country.
PROVISION 02
Increases the maximum initial federal funding for a single project from $4 million to $8 million and allows for more overall projects, including up to four new projects per fiscal year.
This provides more resources and capacity to undertake significant forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction efforts.
PROVISION 03
Expands the scope of projects to explicitly include addressing forest pathogens (diseases) and enhancing watershed health and drinking water sources.
This broadens the program's impact to tackle additional critical threats to forest ecosystems and human health.
PROVISION 04
Prioritizes proposals that reduce wildfire risk and increase ecological restoration across all land ownerships (state, tribal, private) and within the wildland-urban interface.
This targets a major public safety concern by focusing efforts where homes and wildlands meet, involving a wider range of partners.
PROVISION 05
Requires projects to use standardized monitoring questions and indicators, and mandates a federal government staffing plan to support collaborative efforts.
This aims to improve accountability, consistency, and operational support for the program's outcomes.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 5
D· Oregon
YRS IN OFFICE
17
BILLS LED
128
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 80%
DEM 2 REP 3 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSMAY 7
Introduced in Senate
MAY 7
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 1662
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedMay 7, 2025
Last actionMay 7, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED MAY 7, 2025
Senate BillS 1662Public Lands and Natural Resources
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
INTRODUCED MAY 7, 2025· LAST ACTION MAY 7, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
—%
READING
2 min
COSPONSORS
5
COMPLEXITY
Moderate
