Codify the Bureau of Land Management's proposed NEPA categorical exclusion for timber salvage projects to speed up forest management and reduce wildfire risk.

introduced the Accelerating Forest Management Act, legislation to codify the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) categorical exclusion for timber salvage projects in order to speed up active forest management, reduce wildfire risk, and support rural economies.

Downing says he will advance legislation to make the BLM timber-salvage categorical exclusion permanent.

Downing Introduces the Accelerating Forest Management Act | Representative Troy Downing
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