HR 1213 · in committee · significant
Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Forest Service to expand its forest data collection program to include carbon inventory and modernize how it tracks forest conditions.
- Forest managers, environmental researchers, timber companies, and landowners will gain access to more detailed and consistent national forest data.
- The Forest Service must update its strategic plan within six months and every five years, establish a data platform for external requests, and publish forest statistics biannually.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would more detailed carbon inventory data from the Forest Service change timber companies' and environmental groups' ability to make competing claims about forest management?
- 02
Who would bear the costs of modernizing the Forest Service's data collection systems, and how might those expenses affect other agency priorities?
- 03
What specific forest conditions should the Forest Service prioritize tracking in this expanded data program, and what data gaps exist today that this bill would address?
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Sponsor · D-WA-8
Kim Schrier
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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