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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 189
5	5	To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain
6	6	proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	JANUARY9, 2023
9	9	Mr. M
10	10	CCLINTOCK(for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. STAUBER,
11	11	Mr. B
12	12	ENTZ, and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; which was
13	13	referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the
14	14	Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by
15	15	the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
16	16	in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
17	17	A BILL
18	18	To require that only two alternatives be considered with
19	19	respect to certain proposed collaborative forest manage-
20	20	ment activities, and for other purposes.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
22	22	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
23	23	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
24	24	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Action Versus No Ac-4
25	25	tion Act’’. 5
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29	29	SEC. 2. ANALYSIS OF ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES (ACTION 1
30	30	VERSUS NO ACTION) IN PROPOSED COLLABO-2
31	31	RATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 3
32	32	(a) A
33	33	PPLICATION TOCERTAINENVIRONMENTAL AS-4
34	34	SESSMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATE-5
35	35	MENTS.—This section shall apply whenever the Secretary 6
36	36	concerned prepares an environmental assessment or an en-7
37	37	vironmental impact statement pursuant to section 102 of 8
38	38	the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 9
39	39	4332) for a forest management activity that— 10
40	40	(1) will occur on lands identified as the Sec-11
41	41	retary concerned as suitable for timber production; 12
42	42	and 13
43	43	(2) meets at least one of the following condi-14
44	44	tions: 15
45	45	(A) The forest management activity will 16
46	46	occur on lands designated by the Secretary (or 17
47	47	designee thereof) pursuant to section 602(b) of 18
48	48	the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 19
49	49	(16 U.S.C. 6591a(b)), notwithstanding whether 20
50	50	such forest management activity is initiated 21
51	51	prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 22
52	52	(B) The forest management activity is de-23
53	53	veloped through a collaborative process. 24
54	54	(C) The forest management activity is pro-25
55	55	posed by a resource advisory committee. 26
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59	59	(D) The forest management activity is cov-1
60	60	ered by a community wildfire protection plan. 2
61	61	(b) C
62	62	ONSIDERATION OFALTERNATIVES.—In the case 3
63	63	of an environmental assessment or environmental impact 4
64	64	statement described in subsection (a), the Secretary con-5
65	65	cerned shall study, develop, and describe only the following 6
66	66	two alternatives: 7
67	67	(1) The forest management activity. 8
68	68	(2) The alternative of no action. 9
69	69	(c) E
70	70	LEMENTS OF NOACTIONALTERNATIVE.—In 10
71	71	the case of the alternative of no action described in sub-11
72	72	section (b)(2), the Secretary concerned shall consider 12
73	73	whether to evaluate— 13
74	74	(1) the effect of no action on— 14
75	75	(A) forest health; 15
76	76	(B) potential losses of life and property; 16
77	77	(C) habitat diversity; 17
78	78	(D) wildfire potential; 18
79	79	(E) insect and disease potential; and 19
80	80	(F) timber production; and 20
81	81	(2) the implications of a resulting decline in 21
82	82	forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or in-22
83	83	sect or disease infestation (given fire and insect and 23
84	84	disease historic cycles) on— 24
85	85	(A) potential losses of life and property; 25
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89	89	(B) domestic water supply in the project 1
90	90	area; 2
91	91	(C) wildlife habitat loss; and 3
92	92	(D) other economic and social factors. 4
93	93	(d) D
94	94	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 5
95	95	(1) C
96	96	OLLABORATIVE PROCESS .—The term ‘‘col-6
97	97	laborative process’’ means a process relating to the 7
98	98	management of National Forest System lands or 8
99	99	public lands by which a project or forest manage-9
100	100	ment activity is developed and implemented by the 10
101	101	Secretary concerned through collaboration with in-11
102	102	terested persons, as described in section 12
103	103	603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 13
104	104	of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C)). 14
105	105	(2) C
106	106	OMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION 15
107	107	PLAN.—The term ‘‘community wildfire protection 16
108	108	plan’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 17
109	109	of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 18
110	110	U.S.C. 6511). 19
111	111	(3) R
112	112	ESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE .—The 20
113	113	term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-21
114	114	ing given the term in section 201 of the Secure 22
115	115	Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 23
116	116	Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121). 24
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120	120	(4) SECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-1
121	121	retary concerned’’ means— 2
122	122	(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-3
123	123	spect to National Forest System lands; and 4
124	124	(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-5
125	125	spect to public lands. 6
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