S. 4103 · In committee · Environmental Protection

Save Our Sequoias Act

Sponsor: Alex Padilla (D-CA)

What it does

• Establish statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and require it to submit and annually update a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment.
• Direct the Department of the Interior to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy.
• Authorize emergency protection measures on certain public lands for seven years to address wildfires, insects, and drought threats to giant sequoia groves.
• Require Interior and the Forest Service to develop and implement a monitoring strategy for insects in giant sequoia groves, including public-private partnerships for technology deployment.

Official summary

Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) in California. Specifically, it provides statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and outlines the coalition's duties. The coalition must submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment and annually update it. The information from the assessment must be made available so the information can be integrated into certain other plans. The coalition must also create and maintain a website that contains the assessment, educational materials, searchable information about individual giant sequoia groves, and a searchable database to track the status and costs of reforestation and rehabilitation activities. Finally, the coalition must also have an annual public meeting. In addition, the bill declares an emergency on certain public lands and allows officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought. The emergency expires after seven years. The Department of the Interior must develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy. Interior and the Forest Service…

Latest action

Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources