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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3432 

To expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as 

part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and 

rehabilitation activities for lands within the Gila and Lincoln National 

Forests and for Bureau of Land Management lands in New Mexico 

adversely impacted by the 2012 and 2013 fire seasons, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department 

of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities 

for lands within the Gila and Lincoln National Forests 

and for Bureau of Land Management lands in New 

Mexico adversely impacted by the 2012 and 2013 fire 

seasons, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Mexico Wildland 

3 Fire Emergency Salvage Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPEDITED SALVAGE TIMBER SALES IN RESPONSE 

5 TO THE SILVER, LITTLE BEAR, AND WHITE6 WATER-BALDY COMPLEX FIRES IN NEW MEX7 ICO. 

8 (a) SALVAGE TIMBER SALES REQUIRED.—As part of 

9 the restoration and rehabilitation activities undertaken on 

10 lands within the Gila National Forest and Lincoln Na11 tional Forest and on Bureau of Land Management lands 

12 adversely impacted by the 2012 Little Bear and White13 water-Baldy Complex Fires and the 2013 Silver Fire in 

14 New Mexico, the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 

15 the affected National Forest System lands, and the Sec16 retary of the Interior, with respect to affected Bureau of 

17 Land Management lands, shall promptly plan and imple18 ment salvage timber sales of dead, damaged, or downed 

19 timber resulting from those wildfires. 

20 (b) LEGAL SUFFICIENCY.—Due to the extraordinary 

21 severity of the wildfires referred to in subsection (a), sal22 vage timber sales conducted under such subsection shall 

23 proceed immediately and to completion notwithstanding 

24 any other provision of law, including the National Envi25 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

26 section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 


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1 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), the Forest and Rangeland Renew2 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 

3 seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

4 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and laws related to the 

5 management of timber on the lands covered by such sub6 section. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Sal8 vage timber sales conducted under subsection (a) shall not 

9 be subject to— 

10 (1) administrative review, including, in the case 

11 of the Forest Service, the notice, comment, and ap12 peal requirements of section 322 of the Department 

13 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 

14 Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 

15 note); or 

16 (2) judicial review in any court of the United 

17 States. 

18 (d) LIMITATION; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Noth19 ing in this section shall be construed in a manner that 

20 would affect the land management plan applicable to any 

21 area designated as a component of the National Wilder22 ness Preservation System under section 3 of the Wilder23 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132) and containing lands covered 

24 by subsection (a). 

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