H.R. 2899 · 111th Congress
California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act
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California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, in California which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 16, 2009
California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, in California which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable community wildfire protection plan or county fire plan.
Requires eligible projects on such lands to be carried out in a cost-effective manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities or implements forest restoration activities in response to extreme weather events or natural disasters.
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for each proposed eligible project; and (2) evaluate and consider an alternative recommendation if a project is or may be inconsistent with its community wildfire protection plan.
Requires administrative and judicial review of eligible projects in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act
Latest action (Jun 22, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 16, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.