A House Natural Resources subcommittee will delve into an array of public lands bills this week, including an expansion of “Good Neighbor Authority.”
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands will meet Thursday to review four bills, including H.R. 7951, the “Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act,” sponsored by California Reps. David Valadao (R) and Jimmy Panetta (D).
The measure would allow states, tribal nations and local governments to enter into agreements of up to 20 years with the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to work on forest projects together. The current limit is 10 years.
“By strengthening long-term collaboration between federal, state, tribal, and local partners, the Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act will take a more proactive approach to forest management and wildfire prevention,” Valado said in a statement last week.
