House Bill 7315
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 13, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7315
Congress
115
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
December 13, 2018
12/13/2018
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.
12/13/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:47 PM