Senate Bill 2698
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Stop CATASTROPHES Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 10, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2698
Congress
117
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Stop Causing Alarming Tree, Air, and Soil Trauma Resulting from Obstructive Progressives' and Hypocritical Environmentalists' Schemes Act or the Stop CATASTROPHES Act
This bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. The activities are those that are carried out by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System Lands or the Department of the Interior on public lands where the primary purpose is to improve or restore such lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on such lands.
To be excluded, the area of the forest management activity may not exceed 10,000 acres.
August 10, 2021
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08/10/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
08/10/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 1, 2023 8:17:13 PM