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H. Rept. 118-910,Part 1 1 (2024-12-18)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxagwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO 118TH CONGRESS REPT. 118-910 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 WHITE OAK RESILIENCE ACT DECEMBER 18, 2024.-Ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5582] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5582) to provide for white oak restoration, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the White Oak Resilience Act. SEC. 2. WHITE OAK RESTORATION INITIATIVE COALITION. (a) IN GENERAL.-The White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition shall be estab- lished- (1) as a voluntary collaborative group of Federal, State, Tribal, and local gov- ernments and private and non-governmental organizations to carry out the du- ties described in subsection (b); and (2) in accordance with the charter titled White Oak Initiative Coalition Char- ter adopted by the White Oak Initiative Board of Directors on March 21, 2023 (or a successor charter). (b) DUTIES.-In addition to the duties specified in the charter described in sub- section (a)(2), the duties of the White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition are- (1) to coordinate Federal, State, Tribal, local, private, and non-governmental restoration of white oak in the United States; and (2) to make program and policy recommendations, consistent with applicable forest management plans, with respect to- (A) changes necessary to address Federal and State policies that impede activities to improve the health, resiliency, and natural regeneration of white oak; (B) adopting or modifying Federal and State policies to increase the pace and scale of white oak regeneration and resiliency of white oak; (C) options to enhance communication, coordination, and collaboration be- tween forest land owners, particularly for cross-boundary projects, to im- prove the health, resiliency, and natural regeneration of white oak; (D) research gaps that should be addressed to improve the best available science on white oak; 59-006