House Committee on Natural Resources

Subcommittee on Federal Lands

Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman),To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes | Federal Lands Subcommittee

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 10:00 AM

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman), To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.

Witnesses

Panel I (Administration Officials):

Mr. Chris French

Deputy Chief of the National Forest System

U.S. Forest Service

Washington, D.C.

Panel II (Outside Experts):

Mr. Cody Desautel

President

Intertribal Timber Council, & Executive Director

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Nespelem, Washington

Ms. Hannah Downey

Policy Director

Property and Environment Research Center

Bozeman, Montana

Mr. Jim Parma

Eastern Fiber Manager

Bell Lumber and Pole

New Brighton, Minnesota

Dr. Kimiko Barrett

Wildfire Research and Policy Lead

Headwaters Economics

Bozeman, Montana [Minority Witness]

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415848