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HR 2899 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies California Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Judicial review and appeals Natural disasters Water quality Watersheds

California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Jun 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6829)
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, in California which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable community wildfire protection plan or county fire plan.

Requires eligible projects on such lands to be carried out in a cost-effective manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities or implements forest restoration activities in response to extreme weather events or natural disasters.

Requires the Secretaries to: (1) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for each proposed eligible project; and (2) evaluate and consider an alternative recommendation if a project is or may be inconsistent with its community wildfire protection plan.

Requires administrative and judicial review of eligible projects in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

What's happening now June 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1