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S. 349

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 349, the Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 30, 2025 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Jan 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 349 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb349/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S349 IS: Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-30
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 349  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 30, 2025   Mr. Padilla  (for himself and  Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land 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 National Forest System land provided to an electrical utility, the Secretary of Agriculture 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)
the 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 of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 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).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 30, 2025

sb349/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/30/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Alex Padilla (D) sponsors S. 349, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 349 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Jan 30, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 349 has taken 2 actions since Jan 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Jan 30, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 349 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 349.

Titles

S. 349 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named S. 349 in 11 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 Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Utilities, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT—California16$55K
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)not-for-profit associationWashington13$100K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATIONStatewide trade association for electric utilities in AlaskaAlaska11—
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 Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SUSAN STOHR16$55K
DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC13$100K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION11—
LEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SUSAN STOHR116
LIZ FORTUNATO113
RICK DESIMONE113
JUSTIN LEBLANC111
MICHAEL ROVITO111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st 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
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2025 fourth_quarter$5K4th Quarter - Report
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2025 third_quarter$5K3rd Quarter - Report
TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICTSUSAN STOHR2025 second_quarter$5K2nd Quarter - Report
DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONLEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 349 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; S. 349’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s349/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

S. 349 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Electric power generation and transmission to Licensing and registrations.

s349/subjects.txt
Electric power generation and transmissionFiresForests, forestry, treesLicensing and registrations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com