Green Tape Elimination Act of 2025

Summary

Creates a 10-year temporary rule that lets certain hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal land proceed without being treated as a “major Federal action” under NEPA and without complying with several federal environmental protection laws; it also directs the EPA Administrator to exclude air-monitoring data caused directly by those activities from determinations of NAAQS exceedances when the Administrator finds a significant air-quality impact. The bill defines which vegetation and treatment types count as hazardous fuel and what kinds of activities are covered (e.g., prescribed fire, mechanical thinning, fuel breaks).

• For 10 years, certain hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal land are not treated as a "major Federal action" under NEPA.
• Those covered activities are exempted from compliance with the ESA, NHPA, MBTA, and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act for the 10-year period.
• EPA must exclude air-monitoring data directly caused by such activities from NAAQS exceedance determinations when a significant air-quality impact is found.
• Covered activities include prescribed fire, wildland fire use, fuel- or firebreak establishment, and mechanical treatments (thinning, piling, cutting, etc.).
• No new funding or spending authorization is included; the bill changes procedural and substantive environmental-review requirements only.
• The measure speeds project implementation and reduces administrative and litigation barriers for federal land managers.
• The changes raise potential environmental and cultural-resource risks (species, migratory birds, historic sites) and may reduce public review opportunities.