S.1717: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry organization, to provide loans to eligible units of local government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that are located on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible units of local government and within the borders of quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer, and for other purposes.

Please upgrade your Flash Player Home > Federal Government > S.1717 Chief Sponsor: Richard Durbin Tagged in: Budgets, Forest health, Government lending, Insect control, Natural resources, Public lands, Revolving funds, Tree diseases Latest Update: Tuesday, December, 02nd 2008 Search Site A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry organization, to provide loans to eligible units of local government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that are located on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible units of local government and within the borders of quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer, and for other purposes. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Emerald Ash Borer Municipality Assistance Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Treasury the Emerald Ash Borer Revolving Loan Fund. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use Fund amounts for loans to eligible local government units for purchases of equipment to monitor, dispose of, and replace infested trees on local government land within quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer. Comment on Bill - Be the first to leave a comment! Latest Actions 06/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8619) 06/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8619-8620) Bill Text File name Last Updated S.1717 Introduced in Senate 08/31/2007

Important People Sponsor Richard Durbin Co-Sponsor(s) Barack Obama Benjamin L. Cardin Carl Levin Debbie Stabenow Richard G. Lugar Robert P., Jr. Casey Sherrod Brown Latest News Searching for articles... You can suggest an article. Paste URL. Articles are subject to approval.