Skip to main content
S 1855 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Agriculture Disaster relief and insurance Ecology Economic development Educational facilities and institutions Educational guidance Electric power generation and transmission Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

Introduced: May 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects.

The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.

USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk.

USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.

What's happening now May 26, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2