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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4041

Introduced

To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RTom McClintock· California
Introduced
June 17, 2025
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.June 17, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4041 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4041

To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National 
Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 17, 2025

Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National 
Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 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. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

(a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--The forest management 
activities described in subsection (b) are a category of activities 
hereby designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation 
of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement 
under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332).
(b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical 
Exclusion.--The forest management activities designated under 
subsection (a) for a categorical exclusion are--
(1) the planning, approval, and execution of fuels removal 
activities, including brush removal activities, in Yosemite 
National Park; and
(2) the planning, approval, and execution of reforestation 
activities in Yosemite National Park.
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