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Introduced
09/26/2013
09/26/2013
In Committee
11/14/2013
11/14/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to affected Stanislaus National Forest lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to affected Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, as part of the restoration and rehabilitation activities undertaken on the lands within the Forest and the BLM lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California, to promptly plan and implement salvage timber sales of dead, damaged, or downed timber resulting from the wildfire. Requires such salvage timber sales to proceed immediately and to completion. Declares that such sales shall not be subject to administrative or judicial review in any U.S. court.
AI Summary
This bill, the Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act, directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to quickly plan and carry out sales of dead, damaged, or downed timber from the 2013 Rim Fire on affected lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) areas in California. The goal is to expedite the restoration and rehabilitation of these lands. Importantly, these salvage timber sales are to proceed immediately and be completed without being subject to any administrative appeals or legal challenges in U.S. courts, bypassing standard review processes like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other land management laws.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (12)
Tom McClintock (R)*,
Mark Amodei (R),
Paul Cook (R),
Jeff Denham (R),
Doc Hastings (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Cynthia Lummis (R),
Kevin McCarthy (R),
Devin Nunes (R),
Stevan Pearce (R),
David Valadao (R),
Greg Walden (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293. (on 04/01/2014)
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