NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Issues generally related to forest biomass and carbon; issues related to the definition of woody biomass in the renewable fuel standard.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the environmental impacts of forest management; issues related to wildlife conservation, including conservation projects conducted collaboratively with private landowners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Endangered Species Act; issues related to wildfire mitigation and funding.

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

General issues related to prescribed burns, wildfire mitigation and air quality standards (NAAQS); general issues related to the woody biomass definition in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to increased funding for the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program in the FY2025 Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, issues related to funding of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service projects conducted collaboratively with private landowners.

AGR · Agriculture

Issues related to forestry and forest management, issues related to the development and use of mass timber, issues related to funding for forestry programs at USDA; issues related to expanding the scope of the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program; issues related to the creation of a Forest Conservation Easement Program; general issues related to the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471 / S. 1462); general issues related to the SAWMILL Act (no bill number yet).

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 471, S. 1462

IMM · Immigration

Issues related to the forestry workforce and H-2B visas; advocacy for the release of additional H-2B visas in Section 105 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; general issues related to a returning worker exemption for H-2B workers.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to the forestry workforce and H-2B visas; advocacy for the release of additional H-2B visas in Section 105 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; general issues related to a returning worker exemption for H-2B workers.