On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act of 2022”;
• H.R. 934 (Rep. McClintock), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act”;
• H.R. 1726 (Rep. Tokuda), “Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023”;
• H.R. _____ (Rep. Moore of Utah), “FIRESHEDS Act”;
• H.R. _____ (Rep. Issa), “Direct Hire to Fight Fires”;
• H.R. _____ (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023”;
• H.R. _____ (Rep. Harder), “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023”; and
• H.R. _____ (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023”

Witnesses and Testimony

Panel I: 

To Be Announced

Panel II [Forest Management Bills]:

Mr. Troy Heithecker
Associate Deputy Chief
U.S. Forest Service
Washington, D.C.
[All bills] 

Mr. Robert Dugan
Chairman
Placer County Water Agency
Auburn, CA
[H.R. 188] 

Mr. Cody Desautel
President
Intertribal Timber Council
Portland, OR
[H.R. 1450] 

Mr. Jamie Johansson
President
California Farm Bureau
Sacramento, CA
[H.R. 3522]

Panel III [Fire Suppression Bills]: 

Ms. Riva Duncan
Fire Chief
Umpqua National Forest
U.S. Forest Service (Retired)
Vice President, Grassroots Wildland Firefighters
Asheville, NC
[H.R. 3499] 

Mr. Rick Goddard
Managing Director
Caylym Technologies International
Fresno, CA
[H.R.3389] 

Mr. Laurence Crabtree
U.S. Forest Service (Retired)
Bieber, California
[H.R. 934] 

Mr. Jonathan Godes
President of Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST)
Glenwood Springs City Councilor, Glenwood Springs, CO
[H.R. ___(Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023”]
[Minority Witness]