To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.
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:
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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
Whole Bill
Identified Gains
- Federal land agencies
- Timber companies
- Electric utilities
- Wildfire-prone communities
- State forestry agencies
Identified Costs
- Environmental litigators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "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
The ninth judicial circuit as it exists before this Act takes effect.
The ninth judicial circuit as reconstituted by this Act (CA, HI, OR, WA, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands).
The new twelfth judicial circuit created by this Act (AK, AZ, ID, MT, NV).
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