HR 939 United States House · 117th Congress

CARR Act

Summary

Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing environmental review of proposed agency actions or protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.

Issues: ✗ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

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Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Last action Mar 15, 2021

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Committee

Mar 15, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Feb 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Feb 8, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors