[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 719 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 76
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 719
[Report No. 119-23]
To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs
May 12, 2025
Reported by Ms. Murkowski without amendment
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A BILL
To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Forest Protection Act
Amendments Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT OF 2004 AMENDMENTS.
Section 2 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C.
3115a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Indian forest land or rangeland.--The term `Indian
forest land or rangeland' means--
``(A) land that is held in trust by, or with a
restriction against alienation by, the United States
for an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe,
and--
``(i) is Indian forest land (as defined in
section 304 of the National Indian Forest
Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3103));
``(ii) has a cover of grasses, brush, or
any similar vegetation; or
``(iii) formerly had a forest cover or
vegetative cover that is capable of
restoration; and
``(B) land that is in the State of Alaska and held
by an Alaska Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or
Restore'' after ``Protect'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to protect
Indian forest land or rangeland'' and all that follows
through ``Indian forest land or rangeland)'' and
inserting ``to protect or restore Indian forest land or
rangeland, or to carry out a project to protect or
restore Federal land''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``that is--'' and
all that follows through the period at the end of
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``or Indian forest land
or rangeland.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``for
Federal Land'' after ``Criteria'';
(B) by striking ``an Indian tribe,'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through
``Indian tribe--'' in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``Federal land, are whether--
``(1) the Federal land has a special geographic,
historical, or cultural significance to the Indian tribe and--
'';
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Indian forest land or rangeland;
or''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or
watershed'' after ``land'';
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(E) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``subject'' and inserting ``Federal''; and
(F) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``Forest Service or Bureau of Land
Management'' and inserting ``Federal'';
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ``date of enactment of
this Act'' and inserting ``date of enactment of the Tribal
Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2026 through 2031.''.
Calendar No. 76
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 719
[Report No. 119-23]
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A BILL
To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act,
and for other purposes.
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May 12, 2025
Reported without amendment