S. 4833 · 117th Congress
Save Our Sequoias Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dianne Feinstein
- Introduced
- 2022-09-13
- Latest action
- 2022-09-29 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Summary
Save Our Sequoias Act
This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by
providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior and the National Forest System to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.