Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9999 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9999 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities to address mountain pine beetle infestations and reduce associated wildfire risk, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities to address mountain pine beetle infestations and reduce associated wildfire risk, 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 ``Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act''. SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE INFESTATIONS. (a) Cooperative Agreement Authorization.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into a cooperative agreement with a covered entity to provide for activities to support the detection, treatment, and mitigation of mountain pine beetle infestations on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary or such covered entity, which may include the following: (1) Coordinated monitoring and data sharing. (2) Joint planning and implementation of pr