Search Results: keywords:"hazardous fuel reduction"

  • H. R. 731 — To exempt hazardous fuel reduction activities from certain environmental requirements for a 10-year period.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:776

    H.R. 731 proposes to temporarily exempt certain hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal land from specific environmental regulations for ten years. The bill eliminates the need for these activities to comply with parts of the National Environmental Policy Act, the...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 731 is a plan to let people do things like starting small fires and cutting trees on federal land to prevent wildfires without having to follow certain big nature-protection rules for ten years. This means they can skip listening to rules that usually protect animals, air quality, and history sites.

  • S. 395 — 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.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:790

    S. 395, also known as the “Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025,” aims to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to speed up wildfire prevention efforts on specific high-risk federal lands. The bill seeks to categorically exclude certain hazardous fuel reduction...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 395 wants to make it easier and faster to clear away dangerous trees and bushes in certain areas that could catch fire easily, without having to check with the environment rules as much. But, they can't do this on special lands like protected forests or places where cutting down trees is not allowed.