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This bill would prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing proposed changes to how the Forest Service manages old-growth forests across the National Forest System. The legislation specifically blocks actions outlined in a Forest Service notice published in December 2023 that would have established new land management directions for preserving old-growth forest conditions nationwide. The bill was introduced by Senator Barrasso and three other Republican senators and affects the management practices of all national forests under federal control. The legislation contains no specific funding allocations or implementation timelines, as its sole purpose is to halt the proposed Forest Service policy initiative. This bill would essentially maintain current forest management practices rather than adopt the new old-growth forest conservation approach that the Forest Service had proposed.

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