CARR Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 4, 2019)
Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act
This bill 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.
What just happenedFeb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 4, 2019
- Feb 7, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jan 4, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Jan 4, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 4, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House