Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to strengthen Georgia’s forestry industry. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass bipartisan legislation that would help Georgia’s forestry industry implement their State Forest Action Plan (SFAP) to ensure Georgia’s trees and forests remain healthy in the future. The bipartisan Branch Out Implementation Act would extend the bipartisan infrastructure law’s provision that makes $40 million available annually for states to implement their SFAPs. In 2020, the Georgia Forestry Commission’s Statewide Forest Resources Strategy cited forest health as one of the most pressing challenges facing Georgia’s forests.