FIR Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 598

 To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide 
that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are 
 not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or 
   land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2025

Mr. Zinke (for himself and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide 
that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are 
 not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or 
   land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Information Reform Act'' or 
as the ``FIR Act''.

SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED.

    (a) Forest Service Plans.--Section 6(d)(2) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) No additional consultation required under certain 
        circumstances.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation 
        under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
        U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land 
        management plan approved, amended, or revised under this 
        section when--
                    ``(A) a new species is listed or critical habitat 
                is designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
                (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
                    ``(B) new information reveals effects of the land 
                management plan that may affect a species listed or 
                critical habitat designated under that Act in a manner 
                or to an extent not previously considered.''.
    (b) Bureau of Land Management Plans.--Section 202 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) No Additional Consultation Required Under Certain 
Circumstances.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation under 
section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or a successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amended, or 
revised under this section when--
            ``(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat is 
        designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
        1531 et seq.); or
            ``(2) new information reveals effects of the land use plan 
        that may affect a species listed or critical habitat designated 
        under that Act in a manner or to an extent not previously 
        considered.''.
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