FIRESHEDS Act
Latest action · Aug 13, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Forest Improvements through Research and Emergency Stewardship for Healthy Ecosystem Development and Sustainability Act or the FIRESHEDS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, no later than 90 days after receiving a request from a state, to enter into an agreement with such state to jointly
- designate one or more fireshed management areas within such state, and
- conduct fireshed management projects in such fireshed management areas.
Not later than 90 days after entering into an agreement, the USDA or Interior, as appropriate, and such state shall jointly conduct a stewardship and fireshed assessment.
The USDA and Interior shall carry out fireshed management projects in accordance with the timeline and project size limitations included in the stewardship and fireshed assessment.
Fireshed management projects shall be categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement and exempt from the special administrative review process.
The bill makes permanent the authority for a state to use revenue from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement for forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Feb 2, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Aug 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2021Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2436 | FIRESHEDS Act | Related bill | Oct 21, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
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