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US HB3637
Bill
Status
5/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Doug LaMalfa
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AI Summary
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Allows private entities to propose stewardship contracting projects for wildfire hazard fuel removal on federal lands, with the Forest Service Chief and BLM Director required to respond within 120 days and publicly notice proposal opportunities at least once per year
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Requires that third-party stewardship projects include vegetation removal goals with at least 10% of removed vegetation being salvage material (wildfire kill, beetle kill, or dead/dying organic matter)
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Prohibits stewardship projects in National Wilderness Preservation System areas, inventoried roadless areas, and any areas where vegetation removal is prohibited by federal statute
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Raises the threshold for advertised timber sales from $10,000 to $55,000, with annual adjustments for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
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Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress within 5 years on the number of project proposals received, contracts entered, and acres treated under the stewardship contracting program
Legislative Description
Locally Led Restoration Act of 2025
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
5/29/2025