II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2008 Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition.

1.

Modification of definition

Section 211(o)(1)(I) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) (as amended by section 201 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1492)) is amended— (1)by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as clauses (vi) through (viii), respectively; and (2)by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following: (iv)Post-commercial residue and byproducts of sawmill, paper, and wood manufacturing operations. (v)Materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or removed exotic species that— (I)are byproducts of preventive treatments (such as trees, wood, brush, thinnings, chips, and slash), that are removed— (aa)to reduce hazardous fuels; (bb)to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation; or (cc)to restore ecosystem health; (II)would not otherwise be used for higher-value products; and (III)are harvested from National Forest System land or public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), in accordance with— (aa)Federal and State law; (bb)applicable land management plans; and (cc)the requirements for old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (e) of section 102 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512) and the requirements for large-tree retention of subsection (f) of that section. .