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HR 5744 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Property rights Public utilities and utility rates

Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act

Introduced: February 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 3, 2020
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.
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act

This bill revises requirements related to vegetation management practices and forest management activities.

The bill redefines hazard trees as trees that come within 50 feet (rather than 10 feet, as under current law) of an electric power line. Hazard trees are subject to certain management activities under current law.

A vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan shall describe processes for consultation with private landowners with respect to hazard trees identified for removal.

Such plans must be approved according to specified deadlines.

The bill generally excludes specified forest management activities from certain environmental assessment and environmental impact statement requirements. Specifically, the bill excludes from these requirements (1) the development and approval of a vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan; and (2) the implementation of routine activities conducted under such a plan. The use of this exclusion shall not be subject to extraordinary circumstances procedures.

What's happening now February 4, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5