Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022
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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.
What just happenedSep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 13, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 13, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 13, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate