Expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully support the "Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment" as prepared by the Western Governors' Association, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and other stakeholders, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a national assessment of prescribed burning practices to minimize risks of escape.

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Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Forest Service and other Federal land management agencies should, among other specified actions, fully implement the Western Governors Association's Collaborative ten-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place these resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire; (2) the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior should immediately prepare for public review a national prescribed fire strategy for public lands; and (3) such strategy should be incorporated into any regulatory land use planning programs that propose the use of prescribed fire as a management practice.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 23 July 2002

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 23 July 2002

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 July 2002

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 July 2002

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 22 July 2002

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 11 June 2002

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2002

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 March 2002

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