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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1