,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #aj1 #bjba,ms4  
,lummis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a categorical exclusion to  
improve or re/ore ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em 
l& or public l& or r$uce ! risk (       
wildfire1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,caus+ ,al>m+ ,tree1 ,air1 & ,soil      
,trauma ,result+ f ,ob/ructive          
,progressives' & ,hypocritical          
,environm5tali/s' ,s*emes ,act or ! ,/op
 ,,cata/rophes ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=e/ managem5t activity 
,! t]m =e/ managem5t activity means a   
project or activity c>ri$ out by !      
,secret>y conc]n$ on ,national ,=e/     
,sy/em l& or public l& consi/5t ) ! =e/ 
plan cov]+ ! l&4  7#b7 ,=e/ plan ,! t]m 
=e/ plan means-- 7,a7 a l& use plan     
prep>$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t =  
public l& pursuant to section #bjb ( !  

,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab72 &  7,b7 a  
l& & res\rce managem5t plan prep>$ by ! 
,=e/ ,s]vice = a unit ( ! ,national ,=e/
 ,sy/em pursuant to section #f ( ! ,=e/ 
& ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+  
,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74     
7#c7 ,haz>d\s fuel managem5t ,! t]m     
haz>d\s fuel managem5t means any        
vegetation managem5t activity t r$uces !
 risk ( wildfire4  7#d7 ,late-season    
graz+ ,! t]m late-season graz+ means a  
graz+ activity t occurs-- 7,a7 aft] an  
invasive species & native p]5nial       
species h ea* complet$ ! curr5t-ye>     
annual gr[? cycle2 &  7,b7 until new    
plant gr[? beg9s to appe> 9 ! foll[+    
ye>4  7#e7 ,national =e/ sy/em ,! t]m   
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em means ! l&        
describ$ 9 section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ &   
,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+    
,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774 
7#f7 ,noxi\s we$ ,! t]m noxi\s we$      
includes junip] trees1 m$usahead rye1   
conif] trees1 pion p9e trees1 *eatgrass1

 & o!r noxi\s or invasive we$s specifi$ 
on a ,f$]al or ,/ate noxi\s we$ li/4    
7#g7 ,public l& ,! t]m public l&-- 7,a7 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m public l&s 9     
section #ajc ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &   
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agjb72 &  7,b7 includes ,coos ,bay     
,wagon ,road ,grant l& & ,oregon &      
,cali=nia ,railroad ,grant l&4  7#h7    
,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y      
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture1 ) respect to ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior1 ) respect to public l&4  7#i7 
,t>get$ live/ock graz+ ,! t]m t>get$    
live/ock graz+ means graz+ us$ =        
purposes ( haz>d\s fuel managem5t4  #c4 
,categorical exclusion to improve or    
re/ore national =e/ sy/em l&s or public 
l& or r$uce ! risk ( wildfire  7a7      
,categorical exclusion e/abli%$ ,=e/    
managem5t activities describ$ 9         
subsection 7b7 are designat$ z a        
category ( actions categorically exclud$
 f ! prep>ation ( an environm5tal       

assessm5t or an environm5tal impact     
/atem5t "u section #ajb ( ! ,national   
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74  7b7 ,=e/ managem5t   
activities designat$ = categorical      
exclusion  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! category (  
=e/ managem5t activities designat$ "u   
?is section = a categorical exclusion   
are =e/ managem5t activities describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 c>ri$ out by !     
,secret>y conc]n$ on ,national ,=e/     
,sy/em l& or public l&2 &  7,b7 ! prim>y
 purpose ( :i* is-- 7i7 to improve or   
re/ore ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or    
public l&2 or  7ii7 to r$uce ! risk (   
wildfire on ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&  
or public l&4  7#b7 ,activities au?oriz$
 ,! foll[+ =e/ managem5t activities may 
be c>ri$ out pursuant to ! categorical  
exclusion e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a73   
7,a7 ,removal ( noxi\s we$s ?r\gh-- 7i7 
late-season live/ock graz+2  7ii7 t>get$
 live/ock graz+2  7iii7 prescrib$ burns2
 &  7iv7 me*anical treatm5ts4  7,b7     
,p]=mance ( haz>d\s fuel managem5t4     

7,c7 ,creation ( fuel & fire breaks4    
7,d7 ,modification ( exi/+ f5ces to     
di/ribute live/ock & improve wildlife   
habitat4  7,e7 ,in/allation ( erosion   
control devices4  7,f7 ,con/ruction (   
new p]man5t infra/ructure & ma9t5ance ( 
exi/+ p]man5t infra/ructure1 includ+    
/ock ponds1 wat] cat*m5ts1 & wat] spr+  
boxes us$ to b5efit live/ock & improve  
wildlife habitat4  7,g7 ,p]=mance ( soil
 treatm5ts1 native & nonnative se$+1 &  
plant+ & transplant+ ( sagebru%1 grass1 
=b1 %rub1 & o!r species ( grass4  7,h7  
,use ( h]bicides1 if ! ,secret>y conc]n$
 det]m9es t ! activity is o!rwise       
conduct$ consi/5t ) any =e/ plan        
applicable to ! area cov]$ by !         
activity4  7c7 ,availability (          
categorical exclusion ,on & aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y      
conc]n$ may use ! categorical exclusion 
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 9 accordance 
) ?is section4  7d7 ,acreage limitations
 ,a =e/ managem5t activity cov]$ by !   
categorical exclusion e/abli%$ "u       

subsection 7a7 may n exce$ #aj1jjj      
acres4  7e7 ,exclusions ,! categorical  
exclusion e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all n apply to a =e/ managem5t activity
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7 t is     
c>ri$ out on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or
 public l&-- 7#a7 t is a compon5t ( !   
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2  7#b7 t is locat$ )9 a national 
or ,/ate-specific inv5tori$ roadless    
area e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture ?r\gh regulation1 unless-- 
7,a7 ! =e/ managem5t activity to be     
c>ri$ out "u on ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em 
l& or public l& is consi/5t ) ! =e/ plan
 applicable to ! area2 or  7,b7 !       
,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es t ! =e/      
managem5t activity is all[$ "u !        
applicable roadless rule2 or  7#c7 on   
:i* timb] h>ve/+ = any purpose is       
prohibit$ by ,f$]al law4