,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ageb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjag,mr4   
,hell] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4    
,ris*1 & ,mr4 ,hat*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y 
,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to       
exp$ite wildfire prev5tion projects to  
r$uce ! risk ( wildfire on c]ta9        
high-risk ,f$]al l&1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,em]g5cy ,fuel ,r$uction ,act ( #bjag4
  #b4 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act  
are-- 7#a7 to exp$ite wildfire prev5tion
 projects to r$uce ! risk ( wildfire on 
c]ta9 high-risk ,f$]al l& adjac5t to    
communities1 private prop]ty1 & critical
 infra/ructure2  7#b7 to improve =e/ &  
wildl& heal?2 &  7#c7 to promote !      
recov]y ( ?reat5$ or endang]$ species or
 o!r species "u consid]ation to be li/$ 
"u ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 includ+ !

 sage-gr\se species1 ! habitat ( :i* is 
negatively impact$ by wildl& fire4  #c4 
,exp$it$ review ( projects on ,f$]al l& 
,section #ajd ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s         
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#fead7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsections 7e7 ?r\gh 7h7 z subsections 
7f7 ?r\gh 7i71 respectively2  7#b7 9    
subsection 7c77#a77;,c77i71 by /rik+    
subsection 7f7 & ins]t+ subsection 7g72 
&  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! 
foll[+3  7e7 ,categorical exclusion (   
c]ta9 projects  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an       
au?oriz$ haz>d\s fuel r$uction project  
%all be categorically exclud$ f !       
requirem5ts ( ! ,national ,environm5tal 
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq47 if ! project--  7,a7     
involves ! removal (-- 7i7              
insect-infect$ trees2  7ii7 dead or dy+ 
trees2  7iii7 trees pres5t+ a ?reat to  
public safety2 or  7iv7 o!r haz>d\s     
fuels ?reat5+-- 7,i7 utility or         
communications infra/ructure2  7,,ii7   
municipal wat] supply sy/ems2  7,,iii7  

campgr\nds2  7,,iv7 roadsides2  7,v7    
s*ools2 or  7,,vi7 o!r infra/ructure2   
7,b7 is conduct$ on ,f$]al l& t--  7i7  
is n locat$ 9 ! wildl&-urban int]face2  
7ii7 is locat$ )9 n m ?an #a4e miles (  
non-,f$]al l&2 &  7iii7 on :i* !        
,secret>y det]m9es t conditions1 su* z !
 risk ( wildfire1 an insect or disease  
epidemic1 or ! pres5ce ( invasive       
species1 pose a risk to adjac5t         
non-,f$]al l&2 or  7,c7 treats #aj1jjj  
acres or less ( ,f$]al l& t-- 7i7 is at 
p>ticul> risk = wildfire2  7ii7 conta9s 
?reat5$ & endang]$ species habitat2 or  
7iii7 provides cons]vation b5efits to-- 
7,i7 a species t is n li/$ z an endang]$
 species or a ?reat5$ species "u section
 #d ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc71 b is "u          
consid]ation to be li/$2  7,,ii7 a      
,/ate-li/$ species2 or  7,,iii7 a       
special conc]n species4  7#b7           
,applicability ,?is subsection %all n   
apply to ,f$]al l&-- 7,a7 t is a        
compon5t ( ! ,national ,wild]ness       

,pres]vation ,sy/em2  7,b7 on :i* !     
removal ( vegetation is specifically    
prohibit$ by ,f$]al /atute2 or  7,c7 t  
is )9 a ,national ,monum5t z ( ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  4