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Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
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- Congressional oversight
2025-03-12T13:37:41Z
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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- Fires
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- Forests, forestry, trees
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- Government information and archives
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- Land use and conservation
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- Livestock
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- Performance measurement
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- Public-private cooperation
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- State and local government operations
2025-03-12T13:37:28Z
Public Lands and Natural Resources
2025-02-27T19:22:06Z
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2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
2025-07-25T21:42:18Z
This bill establishes forest management requirements for federal lands, particularly with respect to reducing wildfires.
For example, the bill establishes annual goals to increase (1) the number of acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that are mechanically thinned (i.e., a management process related to the removal of trees and vegetation); and (2) the number of acres of Forest Service and BLM land treated by prescribed fire. By FY2029, the goals must be to increase the number of acres of each by at least 40% compared to the average number of acres of each in FY2019-FY2023.
The bill also directs the Forest Service and the BLM to (1) implement standardized procedures for tracking data relating to hazardous fuels reduction activities they carry out, and (2) develop a strategy to identify opportunities to use livestock grazing as a wildfire risk reduction tool on federal land. Additionally, the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior must establish a deployment and test bed pilot program for wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies.
The bill mandates use of existing authorities for expedited environmental review for certain forest land at high risk from wildfire, insects, or disease.
Finally, the bill provides local governments and Indian tribes the right to intervene in lawsuits concerning certain projects on federal land that (1) reduce risks posed by wildfire, insects, or disease; or (2) generate revenue from harvesting timber.

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
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Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
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Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
2025-02-20T02:08:20Z
Introduced in Senate
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A bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes.
2025-02-20T02:03:22Z
Introduced in Senate
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- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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