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Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4835| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2022
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022 This bill addresses the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Forest Service (FS) and the Department of the Interior from charging a fee to authorize the removal of a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area, including a fee for a special use permit; or recovering any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing such removal. The FS or Interior may charge a fee for removal of a small-diameter tree of a particular species of tree in a fire hazard area upon determining that the fee is appropriate and disclosing that determination to the public.
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Timeline
Sep 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
  • September 13, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 13, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 29, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

FiresForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationUser charges and fees

Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4835| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2022
Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2022 This bill addresses the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Forest Service (FS) and the Department of the Interior from charging a fee to authorize the removal of a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area, including a fee for a special use permit; or recovering any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing such removal. The FS or Interior may charge a fee for removal of a small-diameter tree of a particular species of tree in a fire hazard area upon determining that the fee is appropriate and disclosing that determination to the public.
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Timeline
Sep 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
  • September 13, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 13, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 29, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
FiresForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationUser charges and fees