HR4717-118

Introduced

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 18, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFB9BB219C2D44C5C9A1FFE89AEB41C41: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023.
  • Section HCB4477F0B37D4BEC8B8332AEA2D03396: 2. Third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— in...
  • Section H64B988DFB4514964BEDCAEBAA061C27A: 3. Threshold for advertised sales It is the sense of Congress that the threshold above which the Secretary of Agriculture shall advertise timber sales, absent...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 18, 2023

Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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