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Stewardship end result contracting is a flexible set of contracting tools designed to help federal land management agencies and their partners restore public lands and provide local community benefits. S. 1300 would permanently reauthorize stewardship contracting authority for the Forest
Service and
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On July 16, 2013, Senators Flake introduced the bill, along with four original cosponsors: Senators McCain, Crapo, Risch, and Heller. The Senate
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a public hearing on the bill on July 30. On December 19, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
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In July 2013, Senator Flake warned the public that the legal authority for forest stewardship contracts would end by
September 2013, and without extending the authority, Flake argued that the U.S. Forest Service would lose an important firefighting tool. The bill, which Flake introduced that month,
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Due to federal rules, the government usually must hold onto the money for a forest stewardship contract for as long as the contract goes on for. Some contracts last up to ten years. The bill would give the government flexibility in how long it holds onto the money, which would help the government
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The bill would allow the government to use any excess income from stewardship contracts to pay for canceled contracts. Currently, the government must pay for the canceled contract upfront in a lump sum. The bill would change that rule to allow payment in stages. According to the Senate committee
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The bill makes the fire liability provisions of the stewardship contracts equal to the fire liability provisions in timber contracts. Timber contracts have a ceiling on how much fire liability the contractor must carry, but stewardship contracts do not have a ceiling. According to the Senate
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In May 2014, a wildfire prompted the evacuation of over 3,000 residents in
Coconino County, Arizona. The fire burned thousands of acres between Flagstaff and Sedona. Over 960 firefighters, 15 "hotshot" crews, and three air tankers were required to fight the fire.
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Other examples of projects that could be included in a stewardship contract are prescribed burning (for fire prevention), road maintenance, watershed or stream rehabilitation, and the sale of forest products off the same piece of land.
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If the contract allows forest products, such as timber, to be cut down and sold, the money from the sale is used to offset other activities spelled out in the contract.
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and other parties, such as forest industry companies and local government agencies. The contracts are centered around a specific piece of
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committee report on the bill, the lack of a ceiling can make stewardship contracts uneconomical for companies bidding on them.
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report on the bill, this change is consistent with rules that the Department of Defense uses in its contracts.
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Spot fires ahead of the main Poco Wildfire in the Tonto National Forest near Young, AZ on June 16, 2012.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Stewardship End Result Contracting…But Didn't Know What to Ask
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575:"Sens. Flake and McCain Introduce Legislation to Help Reduce Wildfire Risks"
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Official report on Senate subcommittee hearing on S. 1300 (S. Hrg. 113-85)
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664:"Collaborative Groups Hash Out Forest Stewardship Deal In Eastern Ore"
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Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act
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690:"Damage shocks Yarnell fire evacuees as they return home"
598:"U.S. Forest Service about to lose key firefighting tool"
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Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress
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469:List of California wildfires
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