Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3444 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3444 To direct Federal land management agencies of the Department of the Interior to establish Tribal Co-Management Plans and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for the performance of certain activities of the Forest Service, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2025 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Dexter, and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct Federal land management agencies of the Department of the Interior to establish Tribal Co-Management Plans and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for the performance of certain activities of the Forest Service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Self-Determination and Co- Management in Forestry Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TRIBAL CO-MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal land management agency, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Tribal Advisory Committee, shall deve