US Congress Senate Bill 1417 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 7 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat. A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both. Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.

Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2018-09-07	House	Received in the House.
2018-09-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-09-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2018-09-06	Senate	S.Amdt.4012 Amendment SA 4012 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-09-06	Senate	S.Amdt.4012 Amendment SA 4012 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S6102-6103; text: CR S6102-6103) In the nature of a substitute.
2018-09-06	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6102-6103)
2018-09-06	Senate	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2017-09-27	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-112.
2017-06-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB3543 (Same As) 2017-07-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
SB2068 (Related) 2017-11-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB2 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-334.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1417/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1417/BILLS-115s1417is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1417/BILLS-115s1417es.pdf