{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-introduces-forest-tech-improvement-act", "Congressman Blake Moore Introduces the Forest TECH Improvement Act", "2021-04-14", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced the Forest TECH Improvement Act to create a five-year pilot program to study and accelerate the deployment and integration of advanced technologies, such as drones, for reforestation activities. This will enable us to meet our national goals under the Trillion Trees Initiative, which seeks to plant and conserve one trillion trees by 2030. According to a study published in Science Magazine, meeting this goal would sequester 205 gigatons of carbon, or about two-thirds of all manmade emissions in the atmosphere today.\n\n\u201cI am thrilled to introduce the Forest TECH Improvement Act as we seek to integrate innovative technology into our critical reforestation efforts,\u201d said Congressman Blake Moore. \u201cForests are our best resource for removing carbon from the atmosphere, and it is imperative that we utilize advanced technologies to quickly plant more trees, accurately track growth rates, and effectively manage our forests.\u201d\n\nThe Forest TECH Improvement Act would also promote the acceleration and integration of geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing technologies like LiDAR so that we can better identify reforestation needs and the total amount of carbon sequestered in our forests.\n\nThis legislation is cosponsored by Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02), Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06), and Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04). This bill has also received support from organizations including the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, the National Wildlife Federation, the American Forest Resource Council, the Federal Forest Resource Coalition, and the American Conservation Coalition.\n\nThe full text of this bill can be found HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-introduces-forest-tech-improvement-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8476029615849257, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}