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HR 7042 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Parks, recreation areas, trails

CARR Act

Introduced: October 5, 2018 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Oct 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Oct 5, 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.
Oct 5, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act

This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 500 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.

What's happening now October 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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