President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law on Tuesday. State forestry agencies are busy creating project proposals that provide jobs and promote economic recovery while improving forest health and reducing the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires. "The instruction we've been given for prioritization is to give the greatest weight to projects that will create the largest number of jobs in the shortest period of time and which will create lasting value for the American public," a BLM official is quoted as saying in the Oregon Mail-Tribune.