,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,daines7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to authorize the ,secretary of         
,agriculture to permit removal of trees 
around electrical lines on ,national    
,forest ,system land 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 ,national ,forest 
,system land provided to an electrical  
utility1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
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   
the 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 
of ,agriculture1 acting through the     
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 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