House Bill 243
116th Congress(2019-2020)
CARR Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 4, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
243
Congress
116
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 4, 2019
02/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
02/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
01/04/2019
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.
01/04/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:27 PM