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Union Calendar No. 773 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 200 

[Report No. 118–748, Part I] 

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 

JANUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. ROSENDALE 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 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 

later than December 19, 2024 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. FULCHER, Mrs. 

BOEBERT, and Mr. DUARTE

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2023] 


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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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forest Information Re5 form Act’’ or as the ‘‘FIR Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

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

8 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 

9 of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

12 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 

13 any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be 

14 required to reinitiate consultation under section 

15 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code 

17 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on 

18 a land management plan approved, amended, or re19 vised under this section when— 

20 ‘‘(A) a new species is listed or critical habi21 tat is designated under the Endangered Species 

22 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 

23 ‘‘(B) new information reveals effects of the 

24 land management plan that may affect a species 

25 listed or critical habitat designated under that 


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1 Act in a manner or to an extent not previously 

2 considered.’’. 

3 (b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 

4 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

5 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

8 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding any 

9 other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required 

10 to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the En11 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or sec12 tion 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 

13 successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amend14 ed, or revised under this section when— 

15 ‘‘(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat is 

16 designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 

18 ‘‘(2) new information reveals effects of the land 

19 use plan that may affect a species listed or critical 

20 habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to 

21 an extent not previously considered.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 773 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 200 

[Report No. 118–748, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

and for other purposes. or land use plan under certain circumstances, initiate consultation on a land management plan Secretary of the Interior are not required to reprovide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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