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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1174 

To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 

of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 

Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management 

plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 

NEWHOUSE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. 

HERRELL, and Mrs. BOEBERT) introduced the following bill; which was 

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 

A BILL 

To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary 

of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are 

not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, 

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 ‘‘Forest Information 

3 Reform Act’’ or the ‘‘FIR Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

5 (a) FOREST SERVICE PLANS.—Section 6(d)(2) of the 

6 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 

7 of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION RE10 QUIRED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Not11 withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec12 retary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation 

13 under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act 

14 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of 

15 title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

16 regulation), on a land management plan approved, 

17 amended, or revised under this section when a spe18 cies is listed, critical habitat is designated, or new 

19 information concerning a listed species or critical 

20 habitat becomes available.’’. 

21 (b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Sec22 tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

23 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 

25 ‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

26 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 


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1 any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re2 quired to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of 

3 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

4 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal 

5 Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land use plan 

6 approved, amended, or revised under this section when a 

7 species is listed, critical habitat is designated, or new in8 formation concerning a listed species or critical habitat be9 comes available.’’. 

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