Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022

Summary

Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022 This bill addresses the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Forest Service (FS) and the Department of the Interior from charging a fee to authorize the removal of a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area, including a fee for a special use permit; or recovering any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing such removal. The FS or Interior may charge a fee for removal of a small-diameter tree of a particular species of tree in a fire hazard area upon determining that the fee is appropriate and disclosing that determination to the public.

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Timeline

1. 13 September 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 September 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 September 2022

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 September 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 September 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 September 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 13 September 2022

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Sponsors

• Angus King · I · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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