Bill > HR4717

This bill, the Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023, proposes several changes to existing laws. Firstly, it amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to allow private entities to propose stewardship contracting projects for wildfire hazard fuel removal, and requires that at least 10% of the vegetation removed be salvaged (e.g., from wildfire or beetle kill). It also sets timelines for the government to respond to such proposals and conduct environmental reviews. Secondly, the bill adjusts the threshold for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to advertise timber sales under the National Forest Management Act, increasing it from $10,000 to $55,000 and requiring annual adjustments for inflation.