FIR Act

Bill: 117-hr-1174
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Land use and conservation

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act</b></p> <p>This bill specifies that neither the Department of Agriculture nor the Department of the Interior may be required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information concerning a listed species or critical habitat becomes available.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1174 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act . 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 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 revised under this section when a species is listed, critical habitat is designated, or new information concerning a listed species or critical habitat becomes available. . (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 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 a species is listed, critical habitat is designated, or new information concerning a listed species or critical habitat becomes available. .