ABOUT HR 7690 AND S. 4233

THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL AND STATE LOGGING ASSOCIATIONS ARE ASKING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED "COVID-19 ECONOMIC DAMAGE RELIEF PACKAGE (HR 7690 and S. 4233) FOR LOGGING AND TRUCKING COMPANIES” IN THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.

The bills were introduced in the Senate by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) S.4233, and in the House by Representative Jared Golden (D-ME) and Representative David Rouzer (R-NC). Specifically, the bill would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make economic relief payments to logging and log trucking businesses who experienced losses of great than 10% in the first two quarters of 2020 (as compared to 2019). The program would be similar to others already enacted by Congress for agricultural producers.