I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 598 
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 pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. ZINKE (for himself and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 manage-
ment plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forest Information 
Reform Act’’ or as the ‘‘FIR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 
(a) FOREST SERVICE PLANS.—Section 6(d)(2) of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NO
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIRED
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation 
under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation), on a land management plan approved, 
amended, or revised under this section when— 
‘‘(A) a new species is listed or critical habi-
tat is designated under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(B) new information reveals effects of the 
land management plan that may affect a spe-
cies listed or critical habitat designated under 
that Act in a manner or to an extent not pre-
viously considered.’’. 
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(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land use plan 
approved, amended, or revised under this section when— 
‘‘(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat 
is designated under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) new information reveals effects of the land 
use plan that may affect a species listed or critical 
habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to 
an extent not previously considered.’’. 
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