hazard tree
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "hazard tree" means any tree or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right-of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a certified or licensed arborist or forester under the supervision of the Secretary concerned or the owner or operator of a transmission or distribution facility to be—
(A) dead, likely to die within the routine vegetation management cycle, or likely to fail within the routine vegetation management cycle; and
(B) if the tree or part of the tree failed, likely to—
(i) cause substantial damage or disruption to a transmission or distribution facility; or
(ii) come within 10 feet of an electric power line.
Source
- 2018–present43 U.S.C. § 1772Public Lands · Vegetation managment,11 So in original. Probably should be “management,”. facility inspection, and operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution facility rights of way · in this section