United States · Bill · S
S. 1417 (115th)
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018
Introduced
22 June 2017
Last action
7 September 2018 · Floor
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat. A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both. Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.
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Timeline
22 June 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 2017
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-112.
Source: Committee
6 September 2018
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6102-6103)
Source: Floor
6 September 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
6 September 2018
Discharge
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
6 September 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
7 September 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2018
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
7 September 2018
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in House · 7 September 2018 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 6 September 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 22 June 2017 · Download file
Documents
7 official files
Referred in House (text)
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Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 7 September 2018
Referred in House (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 June 2017
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- related to ← Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017
- related to ← Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017
- amends ← In the nature of a substitute.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1417
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1417
- us · 115-s-1417 · source updated 5 December 2025