Senate Bill 697 - Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-08

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Alternative Names

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Policy Areas

Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact

Federal-Indian relations

Forests, forestry, trees

Indian lands and resources rights

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Watersheds

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Committees and Subcommittees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Variations and Revisions