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Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025 This bill categorically excludes from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) certain hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal land. A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA. The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to a hazardous fuel reduction project that (1) involves the removal of trees that are dead, dying, or insect-infected or present a threat to public safety; (2) involves the removal of hazardous fuels threatening infrastructure; (3) is conducted on federal land with conditions that pose a risk to adjacent nonfederal land; or (4) treats 10,000 acres or less of federal land that is at particular risk for wildfire, contains threatened and endangered species habitat, or provides conservation benefits to certain species, such as a special concern species. This categorical exclusion does not apply to federal land (1) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, (2) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law, or (3) that is within a national monument as of the date of enactment of this bill.
Action Timeline
2025-02-04
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-02-04
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.395 pass?
S.395 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 39%.
What does S.395 do?
Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025 This bill categorically excludes from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) certain hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal land. A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA. The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to a hazardous fuel reduction project that (1) involves the removal of trees that are dead, dying, or insect-infected or present a threat to public safety; (2) in…
Who sponsored S.395?
S.395 was sponsored by Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyoming).
Full Bill Text
119 S395 IS: Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2025 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expedite wildfire prevention projects to reduce the risk of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to expedite wildfire prevention projects to reduce the risk of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal land adjacent to communities, private property, and critical infrastructure; (2) to improve forest and wildland health; and (3) to promote the recovery of threatened or endangered species or other species under consideration to be listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), including the sage-grouse species, the habitat of which is negatively impacted by wildland fire. 3. Expedited review of projects on Federal land Section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6514 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C)(i), by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Categorical exclusion of certain projects (1) In general An authorized hazardous fuel reduction project shall be categorically excluded from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) if the authorized hazardous fuel reduction project— (A) involves the removal of— (i) insect-infected trees; (ii) dead or dying trees; (iii) trees presenting a threat to public safety; or (iv) other hazardous fuels threatening— (I) utility or communications infrastructure; (II) municipal water supply systems; (III) campgrounds; (IV) roadsides; (V) schools; or (VI) other infrastructure; (B) is conducted on Federal land on which the Secretary determines that conditions, such as the risk of wildfire, an insect or disease epidemic, or the presence of invasive species, pose a risk to adjacent non-Federal land; or (C) treats 10,000 acres or less of Federal land that— (i) is at particular risk for wildfire; (ii) contains threatened and endangered species habitat; or (iii) provides conservation benefits to— (I) a species that is not listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ), but is under consideration to be so listed; (II) a State-listed species; or (III) a special concern species. (2) Applicability This subsection shall not apply to Federal land— (A) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (B) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by Federal law; or (C) that is within a National Monument as of the date of enactment of the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025 . .
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