Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
Locally Led Restoration Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Locally Led Restoration Act of 2025 aims to amend several existing forest management laws. It updates the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to include rules for third-party contracts regarding the removal of wildfire hazard fuel. These changes include specific requirements for salvage material and new notification processes for proposals. Additionally, the bill amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to adjust the threshold for advertised timber sales. This adjustment is intended to account for inflation.
Yes· 3 of 12
- Scored +3
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill streamlines processes for private-public partnerships in forest stewardship and management.
- Scored +2
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
By facilitating fuel removal, the bill proactively reduces the severity of future wildfire disasters.
- Scored +2
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides more avenues for private and business entities to engage in forest stewardship projects.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased opportunity for stewardship project proposals: The bill allows private persons or other public and private entities to submit proposals for stewardship contracting projects (Section 2(a)(9)(A)).
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Greater transparency in the proposal process: If a proposal is denied, the response may include the specific factors that caused the denial and potential courses of action to overcome those issues (Section 2(a)(9)(B)(ii)).
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Predictable response timelines: The Chief and the Director are required to provide a response to a submitted proposal no later than 120 days after receiving it (Section 2(a)(9)(B)(i)).
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Adjusted thresholds for timber sales: The threshold for advertised timber sales is increased from $10,000 to $55,000 to reflect inflation (Section 3(b)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on where vegetation removal can occur: Contracts and agreements may not be carried out on acres included in the National Wilderness Preservation System, within inventoried roadless areas, or in areas where vegetation removal is prohibited by Federal statute (Section 2(a)(12)(B)).
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Requirement for specific vegetation types: For a stewardship contracting project to be entered into, at least 10 percent of the vegetation proposed to be removed must be salvage, which includes wildfire kill, beetle kill, and dead or dying organic material (Section 2(a)(8)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill streamlines processes for private-public partnerships in forest stewardship and management. Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — By facilitating fuel removal, the bill proactively reduces the severity of future wildfire disasters. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill facilitates fuel removal to mitigate wildfire hazards, which can protect forest ecosystems. Does this invest in rural communities? — Forest management and timber sales can support rural economies and infrastructure.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides more avenues for private and business entities to engage in forest stewardship projects. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill supports forest management and economic activity often centered in rural areas. Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill's focus on land management may have indirect positive effects on agricultural land safety.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill opens more opportunities for private entities to submit stewardship project proposals. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill facilitates third-party stewardship contracts which may stimulate local jobs in forest management and timber-related services. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Updating timber sale thresholds helps streamline forest management economic activity.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill increases transparency by requiring response timelines and specific reasons for proposal denials. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill provides a structured response process for entities submitting stewardship proposals.
- 6/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/29/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Jim CostaDemocrat · California
Earl CarterRepublican · Georgia
Jeff HurdRepublican · Colorado