3.0.0 7315 2023-01-11T13:40:47Z 2023-01-11T13:40:47Z House HR 2018-12-13 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WESTERMAN:H.R. 7315.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution.''[Page H10211]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-12-13T15:33:00Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-12-13T15:32:50Z 2018-12-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-12-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 N C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2018-12-13 True G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2018-12-13 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2018-12-13 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-12-13 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-12-13 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T19:01:00Z 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.
]]> Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act Display Title Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act Official Title as Introduced To protect American communities from wildfire, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act Introduced in House 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7315ih/xml/BILLS-115hr7315ih.xml 2018-12-13 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.