Apr 16 2024 4 mins
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman),To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes | Federal Lands Subcommittee Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 10:00 AM On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill: Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman), To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. Witnesses Panel I (Administration Officials): Mr. Chris French Deputy Chief of the National Forest System U.S. Forest Service Washington, D.C. Panel II (Outside Experts): Mr. Cody Desautel President Intertribal Timber Council, & Executive Director Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Nespelem, Washington Ms. Hannah Downey Policy Director Property and Environment Research Center Bozeman, Montana Mr. Jim Parma Eastern Fiber Manager Bell Lumber and Pole New Brighton, Minnesota Dr. Kimiko Barrett Wildfire Research and Policy Lead Headwaters Economics Bozeman, Montana [Minority Witness] Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415848