Union Calendar No. 587
119th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 119–673, Part I]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
June 11, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Harder of California, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was 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
June 2, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Whitesides, and Mr. Kennedy of Utah
June 2, 2026
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
June 2, 2026
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 11, 2025]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
In this Act:
(1) COVERED AGENCY.—The term “covered agency” means—
(A) each Federal land management agency (as defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801));
(2) COVERED AUTHORITY.—The term “covered authority” means—
(A) the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);
(B) the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.);
(C) the good neighbor authority under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a);
(D) the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
(E) the collaborative forest landscape restoration program under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303); and
SEC. 3. Study on wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries.
(a) Study required.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on—
(1) the existing Federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation from being completed across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land;
(2) whether changes to any program, rule, or authority (including changes to existing statutory definitions) identified pursuant to paragraph (1) would—
(b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains—
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[Report No. 119–673, Part I] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. | |||||
June 2, 2026 | |||||
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment | |||||
June 2, 2026 | |||||
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |