Sen. John Barrasso proposed legislation Wednesday to help ease a housing shortage that’s affecting Forest Service staffing in the West.
The Wyoming Republican introduced a bill to extend the special use permits for housing on Forest Service land to as long as 100 years at a time in Western states, from 30 years in current law.
“The U.S. Forest Service is facing a housing crisis,” said Barrasso, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, in a news release.
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“The lack of adequate and available housing options is limiting the agency’s ability to recruit and retain a quality workforce capable of managing our national forests.”
