Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-6336| House
| Updated: 1/4/2022
Joe Neguse
Democratic Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (5)
Committees (9)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Natural Resources Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
S 117-2404Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBudget processCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMotor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation safety and securityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-6336| House
| Updated: 1/4/2022
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.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
S 117-2404Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Joe Neguse
Democratic Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (5)
Committees (9)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBudget processCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMotor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation safety and securityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats