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To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill exempts certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Specifically, the bill designates fuels removal activities, including brush removal, and reforestation activities in Yosemite as "categorically excluded" from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. This means these forest management activities can be planned, approved, and executed without undergoing the standard environmental review process.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tom Mcclintock’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SOVEREIGN NATION $21,650
- NOT PROVIDED $14,100
- TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, INC. $10,700
- NULL $10,350
- CEN-CAL FIRE SYSTEMS, INC. $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Jun 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 17, 2025
Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.
(a) Categorical Exclusion Established.—The forest management activities described in subsection (b) are a category of activities hereby designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
(b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical Exclusion.—The forest management activities designated under subsection (a) for a categorical exclusion are—
(1) the planning, approval, and execution of fuels removal activities, including brush removal activities, in Yosemite National Park; and
(2) the planning, approval, and execution of reforestation activities in Yosemite National Park. <all>
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