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H.R. 1485: Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act

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H.R. 1485: Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act

Plain summary

Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture (USDA) and the Interior to carry out eligible projects on National Forest System lands and public lands, respectively, which are within or adjacent to at-risk communities or watersheds if the project is consistent with the applicable community wildfire protection plan. Requires eligible projects on such lands to be carried out in a cost-effective manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities or implements forest restoration activities in response to extreme weather events or natural disasters. Requires the Secretaries to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for each proposed eligible project and evaluate and consider an alternative recommendation if a project is or may be inconsistent with its community wildfire protection plan. Requires administrative and judicial review of eligible projects in accordance with the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

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Official text

Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom McClintock (R-CA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1485 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112