,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mr4    
,hurd ( ,colorado 7= himself & ,mr4     
,ne:\se7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify !      
categorical exclusion propos$ 9 !       
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act    
,implem5t+ ,proc$ures = ! ,bureau ( ,l& 
,managem5t relat$ to tree d5sity        
modification publi%$ on ,april #f1      
#bjbf4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,=e/ ,heal? & ,wildfire ,risk 
,r$uction ,act4  #b4 ,codification (    
categorical exclusion  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,tree d5sity modification activities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 are a category
 ( actions h]eby designat$ z be+        
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 ,tree d5sity modification activities

 designat$ = categorical exclusion  7#a7
 ,conditions ,! tree d5sity modification
 activities designat$ "u ?is section =  
categorical exclusion are cov]$ actions 
c>ri$ out )9 a treatm5t area ( less ?an 
#e1jjj acres4  7#b7 ,exclusion ,!       
categorical exclusion provid$ = "u      
subsection 7a7 does n apply to--  7,a7  
silvicultural me?ods t are int5d$ to    
reg5]ate :ole /&s1 su* z ev5-ag$        
reg5]ation h>ve/1 cle>cutt+1 or v>iable 
ret5tion h>ve/2 or  7,b7 vegetation     
managem5t int5d$ to conv]t =e/ or       
woodl&s to non-=e/ vegetation cov]4     
7#c7 ,limitations on actions ,9 addition
 to ! cov]$ actions "u p>agraph 7#a71   
tree d5sity modification activities to  
:i* ! categorical exclusion "u ?is      
section applies-- 7,a7 may include      
con/ruction ( up to #e miles ( new      
p]man5t road to facilitate cov]$        
actions1 provid$ t all segm5ts con=m to 
applicable l& use plann+ decisions )    
r\te-specific designations disclos$ :]e 
travel managem5t plann+ has be5         

complet$2  7,b7 may include ma9t5ance & 
r5ovation ( exi/+ roads z ne$$2  7,c7   
may include con/ruction ( tempor>y roads
 n to exce$ a ratio ( #b4e miles p]     
#a1jjj acres ( treatm5t area z ne$$1    
provid$ t ! tempor>y roads--  7i7 are n 
"p ( ! p]man5t transportation sy/em ( ! 
,bureau2  7ii7 are design$ to /&>ds     
appropriate = _! int5d$ use 7safety1    
erosion control1 s$im5tation prev5tion1 
& res\rce protection72  7iii7 are n ne$$
 = long-t]m res\rce managem5t2 &  7iv7  
are decommission$ & /abiliz$ aft] use to
 m9imize erosion & protect wat] quality2
 &  7,d7 require ! disclosure ( design  
features1 9 docum5tation ( f9d+ t an    
action is exclud$ pursuant to ! use (   
?is categorical exclusion1 t address !  
foll[+ res\rce consid]ations consi/5t ) 
applicable l& use plan decisions1 or1   
:]e no plan requirem5ts apply1 specify  
h[ ! foll[+ res\rce consid]ations are   
address$3 7i7 ,snag & d[n$ wood--am\nt  
to be creat$ or reta9$4  7ii7 ,erosion  
control--specifications or measures     

7e4g41 wat] b>s1 disp]s$ sla%74  7iii7  
,soil compaction--crit]ia = avoidance1  
m9imization1 or rem$iation4  7iv7 ,logg+
 sy/ems--types & scope ( con/ra9ts      
7e4g41 seasonal1 location1 ext5t1 etc474
  7v7 ,seasonal op]ations--purpose &    
ext5t ( op]at+ re/rictions4  7vi7       
,invasive species--measures to prev5t or
 limit spread4  7vii7 ,rip>ian          
areas--buff] wid?s &_/or op]at+         
re/rictions4  7viii7 ,prescrib$         
fire--op]at+ con/ra9ts = und]burn+ or   
pile burn+4  7ix7 ,tempor>y             
roads--decommission+ /&>ds4  7c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,bureau ,! t]m ,bureau means ! ,bureau (
 ,l& ,managem5t4  7#b7 ,cov]$ actions ,!
 t]m cov]$ actions means "o or m ( !    
foll[+ actions3  7,a7 ,cutt+1 y>d+1 & ! 
use ( l&+s & skid trails to facilitate !
 removal ( comm]cial & non-comm]cial    
trees4  7,b7 ,*ipp+1 gr9d+1 or removal (
 residual sla%4  7,c7 ,gr\p selection   
silvicultural treatm5t to promote       
reg5]ation ( %ade intol]ant species &   

e>ly successional habitat 9 an unev5-ag$
 context n to exce$ #b-;acre individual 
pat*es & #aj p]c5t ( ! treatm5t area    
7gr\p selection op5+s w reta9 ov]/ory   
legacy elem5ts consi/5t ) ! applicable  
l& use plan 7= example1 l>ge fire       
resili5t trees1 snags774  7,d7 ,pile    
burn+ or und]burn+ ( fuels creat$ by    
cov]$ actions describ$ 9 clauses 7i7    
?r\gh 7iii7 & fuels )9 or 9 close       
proximity to ^? actions' treatm5t       
b\nd>ies :e!r creat$ by ^? actions or n4
  7,e7 ,se$+ or plant+ necess>y to      
accel]ate native species re-e/abli%m5t4 
7#c7 ,gr\p selection ,! t]m gr\p        
selection means an unev5-ag$ h>ve/ me?od
 :]e gr\ps ( trees are remov$ to promote
 spatial het]og5eity1 reg5]ation (      
desir$ tree species1 or ! e/abli%m5t (  
new cohorts4  7#d7 ,p]man5t road ,! t]m 
p]man5t road means a road con/ruct$ or  
recon/ruct$ & manag$ z "p ( ! p]man5t   
transportation sy/em ( ! ,bureau4  7#e7 
,tempor>y road ,! t]m tempor>y road     
means a road au?oriz$ by contract1      

p]mit1 lease1 writt5 au?orization1 or   
em]g5cy op]ation1 n add$ to ! p]man5t   
transportation sy/em ( ! ,bureau1 &     
decommission$ aft] use4