On April 2, U.S. Representatives David Valadao (R-Kings County) and Salud Carbajal (D-San Luis Obispo County) reintroduced the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act. This bipartisan legislation would allow the U.S. Forest Service to approve the removal of hazardous trees near power lines on federal forest lands without requiring a timber sale, easing a serious threat that has in the past been a major cause of destructive wildfires. This measure was introduced in the last Congress, but did not move to completion. In the 119th Congress, this language is also included in the Fix Our Forests Act. For more information, contact RCRC Senior Policy Advocate, Staci Heaton.