FIRESHEDS Act
Latest action · Jun 23, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- 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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Sep 1, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 1, 2023 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- May 23, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
- May 18, 2023Referred 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 1719 | FIRESHEDS Act | Related bill | Oct 25, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
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