US Congress House Bill 1485 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture (USDA) and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable community wildfire protection 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 prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for each proposed eligible project and 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.

Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act

Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2011-04-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-04-12	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2011-04-12	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2011-04-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1485/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1485/BILLS-112hr1485ih.pdf