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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 pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. ROSENDALE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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 manage-
ment plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forest Information Re-
form 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 fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary 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 re-
vised 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 species 
listed or critical habitat designated under that 
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Act in a manner or to an extent not previously 
considered.’’. 
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 
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 required 
to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or sec-
tion 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amend-
ed, 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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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 
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 re-
initiate consultation on a land management plan 
or land use plan under certain circumstances, 
and for other purposes. 
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 
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