To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This Yosemite-focused bill designates specified forest management work in Yosemite National Park as categorically excluded from environmental assessment and environmental impact statement requirements under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act. The covered work is the planning, approval, and execution of fuels removal, brush removal, and reforestation in the park. The bill therefore speeds certain vegetation and reforestation projects by reducing project-level NEPA documentation, while shifting environmental-review risk to a categorical exclusion chosen by Congress.
Who Benefits and How
Yosemite National Park fire managers benefit because fuels and brush removal projects can move with less NEPA documentation. Park visitors benefit if reduced fuels and reforestation work lower wildfire and post-fire landscape risks. Nearby gateway communities benefit if forest treatment inside the park reduces fire risk near homes, roads, and tourism corridors. Reforestation contractors benefit from a clearer path for planning and executing covered work.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service environmental review staff lose project-level environmental assessment or impact-statement review for covered activities. Environmental advocacy organizations bear the burden of fewer NEPA process hooks for challenging Yosemite fuels and reforestation work. Tribal cultural resource reviewers may need other consultation channels if NEPA documentation is shortened. Wildlife habitat advocates bear risk if categorical exclusion projects affect sensitive areas without full NEPA analysis.
Key Provisions
- Provides a NEPA categorical exclusion for specified Yosemite forest management activities.
- Covers planning, approval, and execution of fuels removal and brush removal.
- Covers planning, approval, and execution of reforestation activities.
- Limits the bill to Yosemite National Park rather than creating a nationwide forest-management exclusion.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a NEPA categorical exclusion for fuels removal, brush removal, and reforestation activities in Yosemite National Park.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Environmental Review, Wildfire
Primary Purpose
Creates a NEPA categorical exclusion for fuels removal, brush removal, and reforestation activities in Yosemite National Park.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Yosemite National Park fire managers
- Park visitors
- Yosemite gateway communities
- Reforestation contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- National Park Service review staff
- Environmental advocacy organizations
- Tribal cultural resource reviewers
- Wildlife habitat advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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