Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
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What it doesSummary 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.
What just happenedDec 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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 13, 2018
- Dec 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
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 - Dec 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
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 - Dec 13, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 13, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House