McClintock Led Forest Management Bills Pass Committee

Washington, D.C. – Congressman McClintock’s Forest protection bills, H.R. 178 the Put Out the Fire Act and H.R. 179 the Proven Forest Management Act, have passed the House Natural Resources Committee. 

The Put Out the Fire Act sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service.  Within 24 hours of detecting wildfire in an area of jurisdiction, the Forest Service must use all available resources to extinguish the wildfire.  Additionally, the Service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfires in the area of jurisdiction. 

“Rep. McClintock’s “Put Out the Fire Act” requires federal land managers to use all available resources to carry out wildfire suppression within 24 hours of discovery.  This bill will support our brave firefighters risking their lives and supply them with the means necessary to effectively combat dangerous wildfires.  It is especially timely as the Dragon Bravo wildfire affects the North Rim on Grand Canyon National Park as this fire was monitored by the NPS and allowed to get out of control.  I applaud Rep. McClintock’s leadership,” said Congressman Westerman, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. 

The Proven Forest Management Act expands throughout the National Forest System the categorical exclusion for forest management projects that was secured for the Tahoe Basin and signed into the WINN Act by President Obama in 2016.

Full text of the Put Out the Fire Act can be found here.

Full text of the Proven Forest Management Act can be found here.

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