H.R. 7315 · 115th Congress
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 13, 2018
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
This bill
- sets forth categorical exclusions of specified forest management activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement,
- gives the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management direct authority to carry out activities to reduce hazardous fuels and risk for loss of human life and property within the wildland-urban interface,
- requires (currently authorizes) the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with state foresters and equivalent state officials for certain forest management and wildfire prevention purposes,
- modifies the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program, and
- makes permanent the authorization for such cooperative purposes and program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
Latest action (Dec 13, 2018): Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 13, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.