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H.R. 2492Passed House
Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
Introduced: Mar 31, 2025
Latest action date: May 14, 2025
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Mar 31, 2025
Latest action
May 14, 2025
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What this legislation is about
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Electric power generation and transmissionFiresForests, forestry, treesLicensing and registrations
Bill Summary
Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
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.
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.
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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
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Agriculture Committee
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Natural Resources Committee
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
FloorLibrary of CongressOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
FloorHouse floor actionsDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2492.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1983-1984)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
FloorHouse floor actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred 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.
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