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Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-455.
Jul 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021

This bill establishes activities to address wildfires.

The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2024.

The bill establishes

  • accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires,
  • a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident,
  • a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression,
  • the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and
  • the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board.

The bill also

  • requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity,
  • requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications,
  • requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and
  • authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
What's happening now December 15, 2021

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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