The U.S. House has once again passed a bill supporters believe would streamline forest management and reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire.  Passage of the Resilient Federal Forests Act came as part of a larger energy bill.  It’s the fourth year in a row that the House has passed this kind of legislation, and Oregon Second District Congressman Greg Walden believes it’s time for the Senate to approve it.  The Hood River Republican said “Our rural forested communities have waited long enough. They have choked on smoke summer after summer long enough. They’ve seen their watersheds get destroyed by catastrophic fire. It’s time to fix the problem.”  The bill would allow the Forest Service to request FEMA disaster funds for fire suppression.