About the bill
H.R. 1873 amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands. Specifically, the goal of H.R. 1873 is to ensure reliable electricity service and reduce the risk of fires and fire hazards caused by inadequate vegetation management in and adjacent to power line rights-of-way (ROW) on some federally managed lands. H.R. 1873 seeks to reduce such wildfires, in part, by promoting federal consistency, accountability, and timely decision-making as it relates to protecting electricity transmission and distribution lines on some federal lands from hazard trees
H.R. 1873 provides utilities with the ability to rapidly remove hazardous trees by …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 21, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
20 Cosponsors (14 Republicans, 6 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“LaMalfas Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act Becomes Law”
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA1]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 13, 2018
“H.R. 1873 Hazard Tree Removal”
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Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA5]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 21, 2017
“On the House Floor This Week - 6/19/2017”
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Rep. John K. Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Jun 19, 2017
History
H.R. 1873 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1873. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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