TORCH Act

The TORCH Act changes rules for managing forests on federal land to make it easier and faster to approve forest management activities. The bill allows the Forest Service to skip some environmental reviews for certain forest management work, including removing dangerous trees that could cause problems. It also stops the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management from having to restart talks with wildlife agencies when new endangered species are identified or when new information comes up about how forest plans might affect wildlife. The bill also changes rules about managing vegetation and reducing wildfire risks, and modifies how revenue is handled when federal agencies work with state and local governments on forest restoration projects.

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