NASF Press Release: The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) was encouraged by the dialogue on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today over the need to address the ever-increasing impact of emergency fire suppression costs on the USDA Forest Service and the Department of Interior's (DOI) constrained budgets. Unfortunately, the Federal Land [read more]
House to Consider Rahall Bill to Create FLAME Fund Dedicated fund will help fight catastrophic forest fires that have crippled communities and stripped agency budgets Press release - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that at his request, the House of Representatives will consider on Wednesday, July 9, under suspension of [read more]
Reuters: Congress on Wednesday overturned President George W. Bush's second veto of the $289 billion U.S. farm law, enacting 35 pages omitted from the original bill in the third veto override of Bush's tenure. The rest of the farm bill became law on May 22, when the first override was passed. A clerical error deleted [read more]
From the Baker City Herald in Oregon: The 2008 Farm Bill includes new programs and funding for private forests, but woodland owners and forest managers in Baker County and across the state deem the dollars a "drip in the bucket" considering the scope of the nation's forest health crisis.
George Gay, executive director of the Northern Forest Alliance, discusses how forestry-related provisions in the new Farm Bill will benefit communities and businesses in the state of Vermont.
The House easily overrode President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill on Wednesday, but a clerical error left out a whole section from the 673-page bill before it was sent to the White House. UPDATE: The complete bill was approved in the House on Thursday by 306 to 110. The Senate quickly followed [read more]
President George W. Bush will soon veto the $289 billion U.S. farm bill, a White House spokesman said Wednesday. Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees say they have the votes for an override, which could be completed this week. Congress formally delivered the bill to the White House on Tuesday.
On Thursday, May 15, the Senate gave final congressional approval to the Farm Bill, voting 81-15 to approve the bill. This followed overwhelming approval in the House, where it passed 318-106. Although President Bush has promised to veto the Farm Bill, it passed both the House and Senate by veto-proof margins. To override a Presidential [read more]
The Senate sent a $289 billion farm bill to the White House on Thursday, defying President George W. Bush to veto it. The Senate's 81-15 vote follows the overwhelming approval given to it in the House yesterday, where lawmakers passed it 318-106.
Eight State Foresters made 36 visits to Congressional offices in the House and Senate this week, educating members of Congress on the impacts of runaway fire suppression costs on both public and private lands.
