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House Bill 5744
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 3, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 3, 2020
Latest Action
Feb 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5744
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Doug LaMalfa
California
Republican
Paul Gosar
Arizona
Republican
Rick Crawford
Arkansas
Republican
Greg Gianforte
Montana
Republican
Ralph Norman
South Carolina
Republican
Dusty Johnson
South Dakota
Republican
Dan Newhouse
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act

This bill revises requirements related to vegetation management practices and forest management activities.

The bill redefines hazard trees as trees that come within 50 feet (rather than 10 feet, as under current law) of an electric power line. Hazard trees are subject to certain management activities under current law.

A vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan shall describe processes for consultation with private landowners with respect to hazard trees identified for removal.

Such plans must be approved according to specified deadlines.

The bill generally excludes specified forest management activities from certain environmental assessment and environmental impact statement requirements. Specifically, the bill excludes from these requirements (1) the development and approval of a vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan; and (2) the implementation of routine activities conducted under such a plan. The use of this exclusion shall not be subject to extraordinary circumstances procedures.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
February 3, 2020
Actions (4)
02/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
02/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
02/03/2020
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.
02/03/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:48 PM
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