CARR Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 243 To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2019 Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri- culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combustion Avoidance 4 along Rural Roads Act’’ or the ‘‘CARR Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H243.IH H243 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 243 IH SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRE MITIGATION 1 ACTIVITIES FROM CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL 2 REQUIREMENTS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Wildfire mitigation activities of 4 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri- 5 culture may be carried out without regard to the provi- 6 sions of law specified in subsection (b). 7 (b) PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFIED.—The provisions 8 of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or 9 other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving 10 from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: 11 (1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ- 12 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 13 (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 14 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 15 (c) WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITY.—For purposes 16 of this section, the term ‘‘wildfire mitigation activity’’— 17 (1) is an activity conducted on Federal land 18 that is— 19 (A) under the administration of the Direc- 20 tor of the National Park System, the Director 21 of the Bureau of Land Management, or the 22 Chief of the Forest Service; and 23 (B) within 300 feet of any permanent or 24 temporary road, as measured from the center of 25 such road; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H243.IH H243 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 243 IH (2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel re- 1 duction, prescribed burning, and vegetation manage- 2 ment. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H243.IH H243 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS