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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Committee to Discuss Rep. Gosar’s Wildfire Prevention Bill

Washington, DC, July 17, 2012
With over 900 wildfires burning throughout the United States, especially in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, Congressman Gosar is pleased to announce that on Friday, July 20 the House Natural Resource Committee will take up his Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5744).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                          July 17, 2012

CONTACT:                                                                                Apryl Marie Fogel
                                                                        AprylMarie.Fogel@mail.house.gov  

MEDIA ADVISORY: House Committee to Discuss Rep. Gosar’s Wildfire Prevention Bill  

With over 900 wildfires burning throughout the United States, especially in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, Congressman Gosar is pleased to announce that on Friday, July 20 the House Natural Resource Committee will take up his Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5744).

The Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 removes bureaucratic red tape that is threatening the environment, hurting economic growth and endangering residents who live near public lands.  Specifically, it would implement a streamlined federal review process and allow the federal government to use the emergency provisions of existing regulations to expedite grazing and forest thinning projects in order to help prevent wildfires.

Representative Scott Tipton’s (R-Colo.) Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6089) and Representative Ed Markey's (D-Mass.) Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act (H.R. 5960) will also be discussed at the hearing.
 

Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Hearing on the Gosar Wildfire Legislation

Friday, July 20, 2012
9:00 a.m.
1334 Longworth House Office Building
 

Visit the Committee Calendar for testimony and additional information, once it is made available.  The hearing is open to the public and a live video stream will be broadcast at http://naturalresources.house.gov/live.

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