S 349 119th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Electric power generation and transmission Fires Forests, forestry, trees Licensing and registrations

Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Padilla, Alex Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Jan 30, 2025

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Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025

This bill allows the Forest Service to expedite the removal of trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on its lands under certain circumstances. Specifically, the Forest Service may include in special use permits or easements provided to electrical utilities permission to cut, remove, and sell trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on such lands without a separate timber sale if the cutting or removal is consistent with (1) the applicable land and resource management plan, and (2) other applicable environmental laws.

A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal of trees or vegetation must include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the utility must provide to the Forest Service any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.

What's happening now January 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Related & companion bills 1

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC
for NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA) · Washington · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
SUSAN STOHR
for TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SUSAN STOHR
for TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT · California · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
SUSAN STOHR
for TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT · California · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC
for NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA) · Washington · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
SUSAN STOHR
for TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT · California · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 4

Murray, Patty

Washington · Jul 15, 2025

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jul 9, 2025

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jun 25, 2025

Daines, Steve

Montana · Jan 30, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 349: Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-349/

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"S. 349: Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-349/.

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