S 517 · in committee · significant
Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill directs the Forest Service to expand its forest inventory program to include carbon data and modernize data collection methods.
- Forest managers, researchers, environmental organizations, and timber companies seeking forest data are affected by the changes.
- The Forest Service must update its strategic plan within six months and publish forest statistics every two years at no specified cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would modernizing the Forest Service's data collection methods change decision-making for timber companies, environmental groups, and forest managers?
- 02
What specific costs might the Forest Service face to implement carbon data tracking and biennial reporting, and how should those expenses be funded?
- 03
Why does the bill require carbon data collection specifically, and what environmental or management problems does this data aim to address?
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Sponsor · D-GA
Jon Ossoff
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Introduced 2025-02-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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