3.0.0 4516 2023-03-08T19:58:54Z 2023-03-08T19:58:54Z House HR 2021-07-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARCIA of California:H.R. 4516.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3669]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-11T15:17:22Z Referred to 2021-07-19T18:04:50Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-19T18:04:45Z Stop CATASTROPHES Act 117 4573 HR 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Commonsense Coordination Act 117 4623 HR 2021-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act 117 4302 HR 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Wildfire Prevention and Drought Mitigation Act of 2021 117 4518 HR 2021-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS SALVAGE Act 117 4574 HR 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Healthy Forests for Hunters Act of 2021 117 4584 HR 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Resilient Federal Forests Act 117 4614 HR 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2021-08-11 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2021-07-19 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 2021-07-19 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 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000061 Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] Mike Garcia R CA 25 N W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2021-07-19 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2021-07-19 True B000668 Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] Cliff Bentz R OR 2 2021-07-19 True O000019 Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] Jay Obernolte R CA 8 2021-07-19 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2021-07-19 True J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD 0 2021-07-19 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2021-07-19 True R000103 Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] Matthew Rosendale R MT M. 0 2021-07-19 True T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2021-07-20 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2021-07-20 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2021-07-26 False B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3] Lauren Boebert R CO 3 2021-07-26 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2021-07-26 False L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2021-10-27 False Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 00 2021-07-19 Introduced in House 2022-03-02T21:02:10Z Protecting and Restoring Our Trees by Enhancing Conservation and Treatments Act or the PROTECT Act

This bill categorically excludes forest management activities carried out on specified public lands from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. In order to be excluded from environmental review, the primary purposes of such activities must be to

  • address insect or disease infestations,
  • reduce hazardous fuel loads,
  • protect municipal water sources,
  • protect critical habitats from catastrophic disturbances,
  • increase water yield,
  • remove dead or dying trees or trees at high risk of dying, or
  • facilitate native species restoration.

The bill limits the categorical exclusion to activities that manage up to 10,000 acres of land. However, activities that manage up to 30,000 acres of land may be categorically excluded from environmental review if the activities are developed through a collaborative process, proposed by certain resource advisory committees, or covered by community wildfire protection plans.

]]> Protecting and Restoring Our Trees by Enhancing Conservation and Treatments Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a categorical exclusion to expedite certain critical response actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Protecting and Restoring Our Trees by Enhancing Conservation and Treatments Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting and Restoring Our Trees by Enhancing Conservation and Treatments Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PROTECT Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4516ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4516ih.xml 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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.