,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,padilla7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture to p]mit removal ( trees   
ar\nd electrical l9es on ,national ,=e/ 
,sy/em l& )\t conduct+ a timb] sale1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fire ,safe        
,electrical ,corridors ,act ( #bjbc4    
#b4 ,p]mits & agreem5ts ) electrical    
utilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any special  
use p]mit or easem5t on ,national ,=e/  
,sy/em l& provid$ to an electrical      
utility1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may 
provide p]mission to cut & remove trees 
or o!r vegetation f )9 ! vic9ity (      
di/ribution l9es or transmission l9es   
)\t requir+ a sep>ate timb] sale1 if t  
cutt+ & removal is consi/5t )-- 7#a7 !  
applicable l& & res\rce managem5t plan2 

&  7#b7 o!r applicable environm5tal laws
 7includ+ regulations74  7b7 ,use (     
proce$s ,a special use p]mit or easem5t 
t includes p]mission = cutt+ & removal  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all include a
 requirem5t t1 if ! applicable          
electrical utility sells any portion ( !
 mat]ial remov$ "u ! p]mit or easem5t1 !
 electrical utility %all provide to !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 any proce$s     
receiv$ f ! sale1 less any              
transportation co/s incurr$ 9 ! sale4   
7c7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 subsection 7b7 %all 
require ! sale ( any mat]ial remov$ "u a
 p]mit or easem5t t includes p]mission =
 cutt+ & removal describ$ 9 subsection  
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