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H. Rept. 119-542,Part 1 1 (2026-03-12)

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                       119TH  CONGRESS                                           REPT.119-542
                          2d  Session   j  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                  Part  1







                                            SAVE OUR SEQUOIAS ACT



                        MARCH  12, 2026.-Committed  to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                           of the Union and ordered to be printed



                           Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
                                               submitted   the  following


                                                   REPORT

                                                     together  with

                                                ADDITIONAL VIEWS

                                                [To accompany  H.R. 2709]

                         The  Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
                       bill (H.R. 2709)   to improve   the  health  and  resiliency  of giant  se-
                       quoias, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
                         (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Save Our Sequoias Act.
                         (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
                       Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                       Sec. 2. Definitions.
                       Sec. 3. Shared stewardship agreement for giant sequoias.
                       Sec. 4. Giant sequoia lands coalition.
                       Sec. 5. Giant sequoia health and resiliency assessment.
                       Sec. 6. Giant sequoia emergency response.
                       Sec. 7. Giant sequoia reforestation and rehabilitation strategy.
                       Sec. 8. Giant sequoia strike teams.
                       Sec. 9. Giant sequoia collaborative restoration grants.
                       Sec. 10. Giant sequoia insect monitoring and technology.
                       Sec. 11. Stewardship contracting for giant sequoias.
                       Sec. 12. Giant sequoia emergency protection program and fund.
                       SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
                         In this Act:
                            (1) ASSESSMENT.-The   term Assessment means the Giant Sequoia Health
                          and Resiliency Assessment required by section 5.
                            (2) COALITION.-The term  Coalition means the Giant Sequoia Lands Coali-
                          tion codified under section 4(a).


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