HR101-119

Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill exempts emergency expedited fuel reduction procedures, exempts post-wildfire salvage logging without review, and requires extends litigation statute of limitations for fuel reduction. It relies on exemptions, compliance mandates, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Law & Criminal Justice, Energy, Agriculture, and Environment.

Who Benefits and How

Federal land agencies could face reduced risk, Timber companies could gain revenue opportunities, and Electric utilities could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Environmental litigators would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Exempts emergency expedited fuel reduction procedures.
  • Exempts post-wildfire salvage logging without review.
  • Requires extends litigation statute of limitations for fuel reduction.
  • Limits injunctions against fuel reduction projects.
  • Requires prioritize wildfire risk in land management plans.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill exempts emergency expedited fuel reduction procedures, exempts post-wildfire salvage logging without review, and requires extends litigation statute of limitations for fuel reduction.

Key Policy Areas

Law & Criminal Justice, Energy, Agriculture, Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill exempts emergency expedited fuel reduction procedures, exempts post-wildfire salvage logging without review, and requires extends litigation statute of limitations for fuel reduction.

Policy Domains

Law & Criminal Justice Energy Agriculture Environment

Whole Bill

Identified Gains
  • Federal land agencies
  • Timber companies
  • Electric utilities
  • Wildfire-prone communities
  • State forestry agencies
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State forestry agencies:
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Identified Costs
  • Environmental litigators
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Environmental litigators:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 3, 2025

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Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Federal land agencies

Fishing & Forestry
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Timber companies

Environment
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Environmental litigators

Rural Communities
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Wildfire-prone communities

Utilities
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Electric utilities

State & Local Government
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

State forestry agencies

7/13
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Law & Criminal Justice Energy Agriculture Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_president"
→ President of the United States
"director_admin_office"
→ Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"Former ninth circuit" §2

The ninth judicial circuit as it exists before this Act takes effect.

"New ninth circuit" §2b

The ninth judicial circuit as reconstituted by this Act (CA, HI, OR, WA, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands).

"Twelfth circuit" §2c

The new twelfth judicial circuit created by this Act (AK, AZ, ID, MT, NV).

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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