US Congress House Bill 243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.

CARR Act Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act

Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]

Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-01-04	House	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.
2019-01-04	House	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.
2019-01-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/243/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr243/BILLS-116hr243ih.pdf