National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017

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National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a limited, voluntary pilot program to permit vegetation management projects on National Forest System (NFS) land adjacent to rights-of-way to better protect utility infrastructure from potential passing wildfires. Program participants must have a right-of-way on NFS land. USDA shall give priority to holders of a right-of-way who have worked with Forest Service fire scientists and used technologies, such as light detection and ranging surveys, to improve utility infrastructure protection prescriptions. Vegetation management projects will involve limited and selective vegetation management activities, which: shall create the least amount of disturbance necessary to protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfires; may include thinning, fuel reduction, and creation and treatment of shaded fuel breaks; must only take place adjacent to the participant's right-of-way or within 75 feet of it; must not take place in any designated wilderness area, wilderness study area, or inventoried roadless area; and shall be subject to approval by the Forest Service.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 1 November 2017

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 1 November 2017

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 31 October 2017

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 31 October 2017

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 31 October 2017

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 19 October 2017

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  Reported in House · EN · 19 October 2017

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• Reported to House without amendment, Part I

  summary · EN · 19 October 2017

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2017

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  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2017

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• Introduced in House

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