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Agency:    Department of Agriculture
Bureau:    Forest Service
Account:    Forest and rangeland research (12-1104)
Certifying Official:    Supervisory Budget Analyst
Contact Information:    http://WWW.USDA.GOV   202-720-4623
Southern Pine Beetle Initiative

1 recipient will receive $1,972,000. This is a continuing earmark.
Year Enacted: 2005
Code: NA
Description: The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) is the most destructive forest pest in the south. The most recent SPB outbreak impacted portions of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The situation was especially dire in South Carolina where in excess of 67,000 SPB infestations were detected. Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee also had significant problems. SPB-killed pines sustain wildfires because of the large amount of dead wood that is left after an outbreak. An adequately funded research effort is needed to develop new control and prevention methods, evaluate existing control methods, and develop techniques for restoration of SPB damaged forests.
 
Beneficiary/Recipient Amount ($K) Program Type Address
USDA Forest Service $1,972 NA Other (Multiple Communities)
201 14th St. SW
Washington, DC
Citation  
Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference
Reference: H. Rept. 108-792
Location: Pp. 1066-1067
Method: Appropriations Report Language - Conference
Citation Excerpt:

Citation Comment: NA

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007

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