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Bill Addresses Reducing Wildfires in National Forests

The U.S. House of Representatives on May 20 approved legislation that would reduce the risk of wildfires in national forests and areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

The legislation has been endorsed by President Bush and is supported by NAHB.

Sponsored by Reps. Scott McInnis (R-CO) and Greg Walden (R-OR), H.R. 1904, the “Healthy Forests Restoration Act,” is modeled after the President’s Healthy Forests Initiative.

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The measure would enable federal land management agencies to address wildfire-prone conditions that threaten stands of harvestable timber and communities adjacent to federal lands.

The bill would provide a streamlined judicial review process for forest-thinning projects on up to 20 million acres.

The Senate is expected to take up similar legislation before the peak fire season this summer.

To read the bill, click here and type H.R. 1904 in the box at the upper left.

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