Introduced:
Mar 31, 2025
Policy Area:
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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12
Actions
3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
3
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Latest Action
May 14, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 2025
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<p><strong>Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill allows the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expedite the removal of trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on their lands under certain circumstances. Specifically, the Forest Service and the BLM may include in special use permits or easements provided to electrical utilities permission to cut, remove, and sell trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on such lands without a separate timber sale if the cutting or removal is consistent with (1) any applicable land and resource management plan, and (2) other applicable environmental laws.</p><p>A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal of trees or vegetation must include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the utility must provide to the Forest Service or the BLM any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.</p>
Actions (12)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
May 14, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
May 13, 2025
5:39 PM
5:39 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
May 13, 2025
5:39 PM
5:39 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
May 13, 2025
5:39 PM
5:39 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2492.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
May 13, 2025
5:31 PM
5:31 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1983-1984)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
May 13, 2025
5:31 PM
5:31 PM
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
May 13, 2025
5:31 PM
5:31 PM
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Apr 18, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 31, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 31, 2025
Subjects (5)
Electric power generation and transmission
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Licensing and registrations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (3)
(D-CA)
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
(R-PA)
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
(R-CA)
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Text Versions (3)
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,918 characters
Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: May 14, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 19, 2025 2:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2492 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2492
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National
Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands, respectively,
without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2492 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2492
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National
Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands, respectively,
without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--In any special use permit or easement on covered
Federal lands provided to an electrical utility, the Secretary
concerned may provide permission to cut and remove trees or other
vegetation from within the vicinity of distribution lines or
transmission lines without requiring a separate timber sale, if that
cutting and removal is consistent with--
(1) any applicable land and resource management plan; and
(2) other applicable environmental laws (including
regulations).
(b) Use of Proceeds.--A special use permit or easement that
includes permission for cutting and removal described in subsection
(a) shall include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility
sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement,
the electrical utility shall provide to the Secretary concerned any
proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred
in the sale.
(c) Effect.--Nothing in subsection
(b) shall require the sale of
any material removed under a permit or easement that includes
permission for cutting and removal described in subsection
(a) .
(d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
(1) Covered federal lands.--The term ``covered Federal
lands'' means--
(A) National Forest System lands; and
(B) lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) with respect to National Forest System lands,
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service; and
(B) with respect to lands managed by the Bureau of
Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.