CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Tom McClintock (R-CA)

To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4041 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to exempt specific forest management activities within Yosemite National Park from certain environmental review requirements. It establishes a categorical exclusion for these activities under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The designated activities include the planning, approval, and execution of fuels removal, which includes brush removal. Additionally, the bill covers reforestation activities in Yosemite National Park.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The bill facilitates proactive forest management through reforestation and fuels removal in a national park.

  • Scored +3

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    By streamlining fuels removal, the bill may help prevent future wildfires and disaster risks.

  • Scored +1

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill utilizes federal authority to streamline management within a national park.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill bypasses standard environmental review processes which could reduce overall environmental protections.

  • Scored -2

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Removing environmental assessment requirements reduces public transparency regarding park management decisions.

  • Scored -1

    Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?

    Bypassing environmental impact statements can be viewed as a reduction in the due process of environmental review.