HR 4664 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation State and local government operations

FIRESHEDS Act

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Moore, Blake D. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Aug 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Aug 9, 2021

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

Jul 22, 2021

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.

Jul 22, 2021

Introduced in House

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Forest Improvements through Research and Emergency Stewardship for Healthy Ecosystem Development and Sustainability Act or the FIRESHEDS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, no later than 90 days after receiving a request from a state, to enter into an agreement with such state to jointly

designate one or more fireshed management areas within such state, and
conduct fireshed management projects in such fireshed management areas.

Not later than 90 days after entering into an agreement, the USDA or Interior, as appropriate, and such state shall jointly conduct a stewardship and fireshed assessment.

The USDA and Interior shall carry out fireshed management projects in accordance with the timeline and project size limitations included in the stewardship and fireshed assessment.

Fireshed management projects shall be categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement and exempt from the special administrative review process.

The bill makes permanent the authority for a state to use revenue from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement for forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.

What's happening now August 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives