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HR 3522 118th 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: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Moore, Blake D. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 18, 2023
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.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1