Senate Wildfire Bills Address Tx Corridor Clearing, Other Measures
Bills Championed by California’s Sen. Padilla Enjoy Bipartisan Backing
The 2021 Dixie fire, which started when a tree fell onto a PG&E distribution line, burned 963,309 acres in California including most of the town of Greenville. | U.S. Forest Service
Feb 4, 2025
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A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would make it easier for utilities to clear trees around power lines on U.S. Forest Service land by not requiring a timber sale for the cut-down material.