To provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2023.
- Section idaea4cb98aabe4d218f195d09a5ff3c96: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Federal land means land under the jurisdiction of— the Bureau of Land Management; the Bureau of Reclamation; the National...
- Section id6889f71ecd024b7da63b5c58b8f45334: 3. Prices Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other provision of law— the Secretary concerned may not— charge a fee to authorize a person...
- Section id6696d625add9453582e3ac1e217c5b2a: 4. Free-use area designation The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall designate as a free-use area under section...
- Section idfdc52cfed8a64599998a79f15e52e002: 5. Tree designation The Secretary concerned shall seek to designate for removal small-diameter trees in a fire hazard area by utilizing the most efficient...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an area that— has been identified by the Secretary concerned as having a very high wildfire hazard risk
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