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FIRESHEDS Act

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 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.

What's happening now October 25, 2023

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3