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Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2004

Introduced: May 11, 2004 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2004
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-748.
May 11, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5229-5232)
May 11, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land of the National Forest System, (the Secretaries) to: (1) track funds expended for firefighter safety and training programs and activities; and (2) include a line item for such expenditures in each budget request submitted after enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretaries to jointly submit annual reports to Congress on the implementation and efficacy of wildland firefighter safety and training programs and activities.

Requires the Secretaries to: (1) ensure that any Federal contract or agreement with a private entity for wildland firefighting services requires the entity to provide firefighter training consistent with standards established by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group; and (2) develop a program to monitor and enforce compliance with such requirement.

What's happening now September 29, 2004

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-748.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 11, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2410: Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2410/
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