Policy/Legislation

Policy/Legislation

Read April's legislative and policy update from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Read March's legislative and policy update from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Read February's legislative and policy update from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Read January's legislative and policy update from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Read November's legislative and policy updates from CWSF's Policy Director. 

 

Read October's legislative and policy updates from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Congress returned early this month from recess and is in session for a few short weeks before recessing again in October. Discussions have picked back up on several issues of interest to CWSF members including fiscal year 2017 spending, energy legislation, wildfire funding and forest management.

Both the House and Senate remain in recess until early September. This policy update includes a summary of several bills - introduced earlier this summer - that may be of interest to CWSF members. 

Read July's legislative and policy updates from CWSF's Policy Director. 

Yesterday, Chief Ken Pimlott, California State Forester and Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), and member of the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), testified at the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing in Washington D.C. 

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