,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4  
,la,malfa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt haz>d\s  
fuel r$uction activities f c]ta9        
environm5tal requirem5ts = a #aj-ye>    
p]iod4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,gre5 ,tape ,elim9ation ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,exemption ( haz>d\s fuel  
r$uction activities f c]ta9 environm5tal
 requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ !      
#aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 a haz>d\s fuel  
r$uction activity c>ri$ out on ,f$]al   
l&--  7#a7 %all n be consid]$ a major   
,f$]al action = ! purposes ( section    
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal

 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c772 &  7#b7 may be c>ri$ out
 )\t reg>d to ! provisions ( law        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7         
,provisions ( law specifi$ ,! provisions
 ( law specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are all
 ,f$]al laws1 regulations1 & legal      
requirem5ts (1 d]iv+ f1 or relat$ to !  
subject ( ! foll[+ laws3 7#a7 ,!        
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  7#b7         
,division ,a ( subtitle ,,iii ( title   
#ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly      
ref]r$ to z ! ,national ,hi/oric        
,pres]vation ,act74  7#c7 ,! ,migratory 
,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc  
et seq474  7#d7 ,! ,migratory ,bird     
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gae et
 seq474  7c7 ,clean ,air ,act am5dm5t   
,section #cai ( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,c]ta9 air quality   
monitor+ data exclud$ ,9 ! ev5t a       
haz>d\s fuel r$uction activity 7z t t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #b7;d7 ( ! ,gre5     

,tape ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjbe7 is c>ri$
 out t ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es has a    
significant impact on air quality1 !    
,adm9i/rator %all exclude air quality   
monitor+ data t is directly due to su*  
haz>d\s fuel r$uction activity f use 9  
det]m9ations by ! ,adm9i/rator ) respect
 to exce$ances or violations ( !        
national ambi5t air quality /&>d = any  
air pollutant4  4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3  7#a7 ,haz>d\s fuel ,! t]m 
haz>d\s fuel means any vegetative       
mat]ial t is susceptible to burn+1      
includ+-- 7,a7 trees2  7,b7 grasses2    
7,c7 %rubs2  7,d7 sagebru%2  7,e7       
*ap>ral2 &  7,f7 any dead vegetative    
mat]ial on or ne> ! gr\nd4  7#b7        
,haz>d\s fuel r$uction activity ,! t]m  
haz>d\s fuel r$uction activity means an 
activity ! purpose ( :i* is--  7,a7 !   
in/allation (-- 7i7 a natural or manmade
 *ange 9 fuel *>act]i/ics t affects fire
 behavior su* t a fire c be m readily   
controll$ 7commonly kn[n z a fuel       
break72 or  7ii7 a natural or con/ruct$ 

b>ri] us$ to /op or *eck a fire or to   
provide a control l9e f :i* to "w to /op
 or *eck a fire 7commonly kn[n z a      
firebreak72 or  7,b7 to r$uce haz>d\s   
fuels1 includ+--  7i7 prescrib$ fire2   
7ii7 wildl& fire use2 &  7iii7 ! use (  
me*anical me?ods su* z cru%+1 tractor & 
h& pil+1 ?9n+1 prun+1 cutt+1 or o!rwise 
remov+ haz>d\s fuels4