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HR 243 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Parks, recreation areas, trails

CARR Act

Introduced: January 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 4, 2019
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.
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act

This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 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 February 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 243: CARR Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-243/
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"H.R. 243: CARR Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-243/.
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H.R. 243, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-243/.
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