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H.R. 2492

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2492, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 31, 2025 by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on May 14, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

H.R. 2492 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb2492/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2492 EH: Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2492
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands, respectively, without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025  .
2.
Permits and agreements with electrical utilities
(a)
In general
In any special use permit or easement on covered Federal lands provided to an electrical utility, the Secretary concerned may provide permission to cut and remove trees or other vegetation from within the vicinity of distribution lines or transmission lines without requiring a separate timber sale, if that cutting and removal is consistent with—
(1)
any applicable land and resource management plan; and
(2)
other applicable environmental laws (including regulations).
(b)
Use of proceeds
A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal described in subsection (a) shall include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the electrical utility shall provide to the Secretary concerned any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.
(c)
Effect
Nothing in subsection (b) shall require the sale of any material removed under a permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal described in subsection (a).
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered Federal lands
The term  covered Federal lands  means—
(A)
National Forest System lands; and
(B)
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
(2)
Secretary concerned
The term  Secretary concerned  means—
(A)
with respect to National Forest System lands, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
(B)
with respect to lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
     Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-31
  2. Passed House2025-05-13
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 31, 2025

hb2492/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/31/2025)

Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025

This bill allows the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expedite the removal of trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on their lands under certain circumstances. Specifically, the Forest Service and the BLM may include in special use permits or easements provided to electrical utilities permission to cut, remove, and sell trees or other vegetation near electrical lines on such lands without a separate timber sale if the cutting or removal is consistent with (1) any applicable land and resource management plan, and (2) other applicable environmental laws.

A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal of trees or vegetation must include a requirement that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the utility must provide to the Forest Service or the BLM any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.

Sponsors

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) sponsors H.R. 2492, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2492 went before 4 committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · May 14, 2025 · 334 Bills
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 18, 2025 · 45 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Mar 31, 2025 · 226 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Mar 31, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2492 has taken 10 actions since Mar 31, 2025, the latest on May 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 14, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
May 13, 202517:31
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 13, 202517:31
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1983-1984)
May 13, 202517:31
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2492.
May 13, 202517:39
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1983)

Votes

H.R. 2492 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2492.

Titles

H.R. 2492 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands, respectively, without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands, respectively, without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

8 clients hired 7 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2492 in 25 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Utilities, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Clean Air and Water (quality), Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT—California16$55K
COUNTY OF VENTURAAirline CompanyCalifornia15$300K
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA——15$120K
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)not-for-profit associationWashington13$110K
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCYAlcohol and Cattle Feed ProductionFlorida12$100K
DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONNWPPA is non-profit trade association for PNW utilities in CA, OR, WA, AK, MT, NV, & WYDistrict of Columbia12$10K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATIONStatewide trade association for electric utilities in AlaskaAlaska11—
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.210$420K
SUSAN STOHR16$55K
DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC13$110K
KANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC12$100K
LEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC12$10K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION11—
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW GILCHREST1210
DONALD GILCHREST1210
SUSAN STOHR116
LIZ FORTUNATO113
RICK DESIMONE113
JUSTIN LEBLANC112
SAMANTHA MCDONALD112
AMY THOMAS111
CLAYTON BRYAN111
DESMARIE WATERHOUSE111
JOHN GODFREY111
MICHAEL ROVITO111
SAMUEL OWEN111
SARAH CZUFIN MATHIAS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCYKANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCYKANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Termina…
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 second_quarter$24K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 first_quarter$24K1st Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$24K4th Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 third_quarter$24K3rd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 second_quarter$24K2nd Quarter - Report
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2026 second_quarter$15K2nd Quarter - Report
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2025 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATIONALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONLEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2492 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2492’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr2492/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2492 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Electric power generation and transmission to Licensing and registrations.

hr2492/subjects.txt
Electric power generation and transmissionFiresForests, forestry, treesLicensing and registrations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2492, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 2492.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2[Page H1375]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com