II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2068 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2017 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Hatch , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To discourage litigation against the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management relating to land management projects, to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, to address the forest health crisis on National Forest System land, to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes.