US HB731

Exempts hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal land from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review requirements for 10 years

Waives compliance with the Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Migratory Bird Conservation Act for these activities

Requires EPA to exclude air quality monitoring data caused by hazardous fuel reduction activities from calculations of national ambient air quality standard violations

Defines hazardous fuels as burnable vegetative material including trees, grasses, shrubs, sagebrush, chaparral, and dead vegetation on or near the ground

Covered activities include installation of fuel breaks and firebreaks, prescribed burns, wildland fire use, and mechanical methods like thinning, pruning, and cutting