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Gianforte looks to tuck forest management reform policies into pending Farm Bill

After his Resilient Federal Forests Act stalled in the U.S. Senate last year, Rep. Greg Gianforte changed tactics, working to break the bill into smaller pieces and tuck them inside must-pass legislation facing lawmakers in the Senate.

So far, that effort has met with some success, including new vegetative management policies, a partial repeal of the Cottonwood Decision, and some categorical exclusions to remove hazardous fuels.

Most of those were passed in the recent Omnibus Bill.

"This piecemeal approach isn’t ideal, but it is allowing us to move the ball down the field toward the end zone," Gianforte said. "But there’s more we have to do to prevent these devastating fires."

While Gianforte believes such reforms will enhance forest management, opponents see it as an effort to circumvent the public process, whether it’s hindering environmental reviews or eliminating the right to challenge a flawed federal decision on public lands in court.

By Martin Kidston

Gianforte looks to tuck forest management reform policies into pending Farm Bill

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