FIR Act

Bill: 119-hr-598
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-21
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: 2025-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;specifies that neither the Forest Service nor the Bureau of Land Management&nbsp;are&nbsp;required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a new species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information&nbsp;reveals effects of the plan may affect a listed species or critical habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 598 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 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 as 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) 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 (B) new information reveals effects of the land management plan that may affect a species listed or critical habitat designated under that 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 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. .