H.R. 2492 House Public Lands and Natural Resources
Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry on May 14, 2025.
- House Introduced in House Mar 31, 2025
- House Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Mar 31, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. Apr 18, 2025
- House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. May 13, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1983-1984) May 13, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2492. May 13, 2025
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983) May 13, 2025
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983) May 13, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 13, 2025
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. May 14, 2025
Cosponsors
3
Subjects
Electric power generation and transmissionFiresForests, forestry, treesLicensing and registrations
Committees
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- [Referred To, May 14, 2025]
- Agriculture Committee
- [Referred To, Mar 31, 2025]
- Natural Resources Committee
- [Referred To, Mar 31, 2025]
Summary
Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025This bill allows the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expedite the removal of trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on their lands under certain circumstances. Specifically, the Forest Service and the BLM may include in special use permits or easements provided to electrical utilities permission to cut, remove, and sell trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on such lands without a separate timber sale if the cutting or removal is consistent with (1) any applicable land and resource management plan, and (2) other applicable environmental laws.A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal of trees or vegetation must include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the utility must provide to the Forest Service or the BLM any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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