two fires were abelias on the very -- -- two fires were ablaze on the very lands that were set to be managed, had it not been for these radical environmentalists. this is wrong. we need litigation relief. we need to reform the process that our land managers go through to get these projects done. the national environmental policy act -- or nepa -- was established to provide guidance for land managers to analyze all project alternatives and allow for public comment. this process has become so bogged down with additional steps and litigation that projects now at times take years to get through it. others never even make it. you see, when it takes this long to analyze whether or not to even start a project, the forests continue to get more and more overstocked, more and more loaded up with fuels. a forest is a renewable resour resource, but if you do not manage the forest, they become unhealthy, they become prone to wildfire. something needs to be -- they -- something needs to be done. we can't wait any longer we need our colleagues to come to the table because we need comprehensive fore