#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bdib  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture and the     
,secretary of the ,interior to permit   
removal of trees around electrical lines
 on ,national ,forest ,system lands and 
,bureau of ,land ,management lands1     
respectively1 without conducting a      
timber sale1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fire ,safe ,electrical         
,corridors ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,permits 
and agreements with electrical utilities
  7a7 ,in general ,in any special use   
permit or easement on covered ,federal  
lands provided to an electrical utility1
 the ,secretary concerned may provide   
permission to cut and remove trees or   
other vegetation from within the        
vicinity of distribution lines or       
transmission lines without requiring a  
separate timber sale1 if that cutting   
and removal is consistent with--  7#a7  
any applicable land and resource        
management plan2 and  7#b7 other        

applicable environmental laws 7including
 regulations74  7b7 ,use of proceeds ,a 
special use permit or easement that     
includes permission for cutting and     
removal described in subsection 7a7     
shall include a requirement that1 if the
 applicable electrical utility sells any
 portion of the material removed under  
the permit or easement1 the electrical  
utility shall provide to the ,secretary 
concerned any proceeds received from the
 sale1 less any transportation costs    
incurred in the sale4  7c7 ,effect      
,nothing in subsection 7b7 shall require
 the sale of any material removed under 
a permit or easement that includes      
permission for cutting and removal      
described in subsection 7a74  7d7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered ,federal lands ,the term       
covered ,federal lands means--  7,a7    
,national ,forest ,system lands2 and    
7,b7 lands managed by the ,bureau of    
,land ,management4  7#b7 ,secretary     
concerned ,the term ,secretary concerned

 means-- 7,a7 with respect to ,national 
,forest ,system lands1 the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief
 of the ,forest ,service2 and  7,b7 with
 respect to lands managed by the ,bureau
 of ,land ,management1 the ,secretary of
 the ,interior1 acting through the      
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management4  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,may #ac1              
#bjbe4;,clerk4