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The Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act () is a bill introduced in the 113th Congress by U.S. Senator Jeff Flake. The bill would give the federal government more authority to enter into what are known as "forest stewardship contracts", with the goal being to reduce the risk of forest wildfires. 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, would extend the legal authority for forest stewardship contracts until 2023. ==Background== A forest stewardship contract is a type of contract between the U.S. Forest Service and other parties, such as forest industry companies and local government agencies. The contracts are centered around a specific piece of National Forest System land. The contract can include an agreements on a number of forest projects. For example, a contract could give a company the right to conduct a limited amount of timber and forest restoration work. 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.〔 When creating a forest stewardship contract, the Forest Service works with and takes input from several parties such as state and local governments, environmental conservation groups, native American tribes, and fire safety councils. 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.〔 In 2012, around 25 percent of all timber taken from National Forest System land was sold under a stewardship contract. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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