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Markup spotlights timber sale contracts and forest management as wildfire-cost saving measure
Summary
Republican provisions would expand timber harvests and authorize long-term contracts; supporters say it saves firefighting costs and restores jobs in forested rural economies, while opponents warned of ecological risks and questioned revenue math.
Committee debate included extended discussion of timber sale reforms and explicit provisions to increase harvesting and deliver long-term timber contracts.
Proponents argued reforms would reduce catastrophic wildfire risk, create certainty for industry through 20-year contracts, and generate federal revenue through higher, more reliable timber supply. Representative David LaMalfa and others…
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