California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act

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Introduced

16 June 2009

Last action

22 June 2010 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Summary

California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, in California which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable community wildfire protection plan or county fire plan. Requires eligible projects on such lands to be carried out in a cost-effective manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities or implements forest restoration activities in response to extreme weather events or natural disasters. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for each proposed eligible project; and (2) evaluate and consider an alternative recommendation if a project is or may be inconsistent with its community wildfire protection plan. Requires administrative and judicial review of eligible projects in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

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Timeline

16 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Agriculture
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6829)
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
22 June 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2899
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2899
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