Vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution facility rights-of-way

(a) Hazard trees within 150 feet of electric power line Section 512(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(a)(1)(B)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking likely to— and inserting likely—; (2) in clause (i), by inserting to after the clause designation; and (3) in clause (ii), by striking come within 10 and inserting to come within 150. (b) Consultation with private landowners Section 512(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) consulting with a private landowner with respect to any hazard trees identified for removal from land owned by the private landowner.. (c) Review and approval process Section 512(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following: (iv) ensures that— (I) a plan submitted without a modification under clause (iii) shall be automatically approved by the date that is 120 days after the date of submission; and (II) for a plan submitted with a modification under clause (iii), if the plan is not approved by the date that is 120 days after the date of submission, the Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the owner and operator a letter describing— (aa) a detailed timeline (to conclude by the date that is 165 days after the date of submission of the plan) for completing review of the plan; (bb) any identified deficiencies in the plan and specific opportunities for the owner or operator to address each deficiency; and (cc) any other relevant information, as determined by the Secretary concerned.. (d) Technical corrections Section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking managment and inserting management; and (2) in subsection (c)(4)(A)(ii), by striking and at the end. (e) Vegetation management plan review Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report describing, with respect to vegetation management plans submitted under section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772)— (1) the extent to which those vegetation management plans under are reviewed and approved within the 120-day period required under subsection (c)(4)(A)(iv) of that section; (2) for any vegetation management plan not reviewed and approved by the applicable deadline described in paragraph (1), the reason for any delay in review or approval; and (3) for any vegetation management plan submitted for review and approval for which the Secretary concerned requested a modification, the timeline for reviewing the modification on resubmission.

(a) Hazard trees within 150 feet of electric power line Section 512(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(a)(1)(B)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking likely to— and inserting likely—; (2) in clause (i), by inserting to after the clause designation; and (3) in clause (ii), by striking come within 10 and inserting to come within 150. (b) Consultation with private landowners Section 512(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) consulting with a private landowner with respect to any hazard trees identified for removal from land owned by the private landowner.. (c) Review and approval process Section 512(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following: (iv) ensures that— (I) a plan submitted without a modification under clause (iii) shall be automatically approved by the date that is 120 days after the date of submission; and (II) for a plan submitted with a modification under clause (iii), if the plan is not approved by the date that is 120 days after the date of submission, the Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the owner and operator a letter describing— (aa) a detailed timeline (to conclude by the date that is 165 days after the date of submission of the plan) for completing review of the plan; (bb) any identified deficiencies in the plan and specific opportunities for the owner or operator to address each deficiency; and (cc) any other relevant information, as determined by the Secretary concerned.. (d) Technical corrections Section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking managment and inserting management; and (2) in subsection (c)(4)(A)(ii), by striking and at the end. (e) Vegetation management plan review Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report describing, with respect to vegetation management plans submitted under section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772)— (1) the extent to which those vegetation management plans under are reviewed and approved within the 120-day period required under subsection (c)(4)(A)(iv) of that section; (2) for any vegetation management plan not reviewed and approved by the applicable deadline described in paragraph (1), the reason for any delay in review or approval; and (3) for any vegetation management plan submitted for review and approval for which the Secretary concerned requested a modification, the timeline for reviewing the modification on resubmission.