Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 5/14/2025
Actions
- 2025-05-14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2025-05-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-05-13On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
- 2025-05-13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)
- 2025-05-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2492.
- 2025-05-13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1983-1984)
- 2025-05-13Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2025-04-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- 2025-03-31Referred 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.
- 2025-03-31Referred 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.
- 2025-03-31Introduced in House
- 2025-03-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-03-31 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (3)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Subjects
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Licensing and registrations
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