HR 2492 United States House · 119th Congress

Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025

HR 2492, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025, allows electrical utilities to cut trees near power lines on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands without needing a separate timber sale, provided the work follows existing land management plans and environmental laws. Utilities must provide any proceeds from selling removed vegetation (minus transportation costs) to the federal government, though the bill does not require them to sell the material. This applies specifically to agreements for power line maintenance on federal lands managed by the Agriculture Secretary (Forest Service) or Interior Secretary (BLM). The bill focuses on streamlining vegetation management near power lines while ensuring federal land management rules and environmental protections are followed.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 14, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

upper

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

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.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors