The White Oak Resilience Act

This bill sets up federal efforts to restore white oak trees in the United States. It establishes a White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition of government and private groups to coordinate restoration and make policy recommendations, with staff support from the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. The Forest Service and the Interior Department would each run 5 pilot projects to restore white oak, and the Interior Department would assess its lands for white oak and report to Congress within 90 days. The Department of Agriculture would create a white oak habitat program with grants run through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, develop a national strategy to address tree seedling shortages, and may partner with Tribes and land grant colleges on white oak research. Most of these authorities end 7 years after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Andy Barr Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors