Introduced:
Jan 30, 2025
Policy Area:
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Cosponsors
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Jan 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2025
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<p><strong>Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill allows the Forest Service to expedite the removal of trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on its lands under certain circumstances. Specifically, the Forest Service 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) the 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 any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.</p>
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Jan 30, 2025
Subjects (5)
Electric power generation and transmission
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Licensing and registrations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (4)
(D-WA)
Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
(D-NV)
Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
(D-AZ)
Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
(R-MT)
Jan 30, 2025
Jan 30, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 30, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 349 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 349
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees
around electrical lines on National Forest System land without
conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2025
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees
around electrical lines on National Forest System land 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]
[S. 349 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 349
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees
around electrical lines on National Forest System land without
conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2025
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees
around electrical lines on National Forest System land 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 National
Forest System land provided to an electrical utility, the Secretary of
Agriculture 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) the 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 of Agriculture,
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 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) .
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