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To protect American communities from wildfire, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7315| House 
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (4)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act This bill sets forth categorical exclusions of specified forest management activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, gives the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management direct authority to carry out activities to reduce hazardous fuels and risk for loss of human life and property within the wildland-urban interface, requires (currently authorizes) the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with state foresters and equivalent state officials for certain forest management and wildfire prevention purposes, modifies the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program, and makes permanent the authorization for such cooperative purposes and program.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 13, 2018
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.
  • December 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • December 13, 2018
    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.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Emergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationState and local government operations

To protect American communities from wildfire, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7315| House 
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act This bill sets forth categorical exclusions of specified forest management activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, gives the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management direct authority to carry out activities to reduce hazardous fuels and risk for loss of human life and property within the wildland-urban interface, requires (currently authorizes) the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with state foresters and equivalent state officials for certain forest management and wildfire prevention purposes, modifies the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program, and makes permanent the authorization for such cooperative purposes and program.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 13, 2018
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.
  • December 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • December 13, 2018
    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.
Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (4)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationState and local government operations