S. 4835 · 117th Congress
Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022
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This bill addresses the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 13, 2022
Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022
This bill addresses the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Forest Service (FS) and the Department of the Interior from
- charging a fee to authorize the removal of a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area, including a fee for a special use permit; or
- recovering any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing such removal.
The FS or Interior may charge a fee for removal of a small-diameter tree of a particular species of tree in a fire hazard area upon determining that the fee is appropriate and disclosing that determination to the public.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022
Latest action (Sep 29, 2022): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 13, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.