North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act of 2026
Key claim: The North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act of 2026 (S3785) would authorize restoration measures for the North Rim and Kaibab National Forest and has advanced to subcommittee hearings in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Abstract
(S3785 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-21): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Why this matters
Site-specific forest restoration authorizations shape the scale and pace of fuels reduction, watershed protection, and vegetation treatments on National Forest System lands adjacent to rural communities and grazing allotments. For the Kaibab and North Rim, restoration activity can affect wildfire risk to nearby ranching operations and downstream water users, while the pace of Senate action (subcommittee hearing) signals where such targeted public-lands bills stand in the legislative queue.