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119-s-719119th Congress

Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Passed Senate

Summary

Expands tribal forest protections and funds restoration projects. The law broadens the definition of Indian forest land and rangeland and lets tribes and Federal land managers carry out projects to protect or restore those lands.

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  • Tribal lands and Alaska Native interests gain broader coverage. The definition now covers trust lands, lands with restoration potential or grassy/brush cover, and Alaska Native Corporation lands in Alaska, making more acreage eligible for protection or restoration projects.
  • Tribes get clearer authority to work on Federal lands that have special geographic, historical, cultural, or watershed significance. The program’s criteria were rewritten to focus on Federal land projects and to replace agency-specific references with a Federal land standard.
  • The program is funded for the near term. It authorizes $15 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the amended program.

*Authorizes $15 million annually for fiscal years 2026–2031, totaling $90 million to carry out the amended program.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Six years of funding for tribal forest projects

If enacted, this would authorize $15 million each year from 2026 through 2031. Total authorized over six years would be $90 million. The money would support Tribal Forest Protection Act projects and agency oversight. Congress would still need to appropriate the funds before spending.

Wider eligibility for tribal and federal land projects

If enacted, this would widen what counts as tribal forest land or rangeland. Land held in trust or restricted for tribes would qualify. Land with grasses or brush, or land that can be restored, would also qualify. Land in Alaska held by Alaska Native Corporations would be included. Tribes would be able to propose projects to protect or restore tribal land and nearby Federal land. Agencies would consider cultural, historic, geographic, and watershed importance when reviewing Federal land projects.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

AK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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