FLAME Act
Latest action · Jul 11, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated for the predicted annual workload for such activities.
Provides for amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretaries only after such Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding through the Fund.
Directs such Secretaries to establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame Fund.
Requires such Secretaries to: (1) report annually to Congress on the use of the funds from the Flame Fund, together with recommendations to improve administrative control and oversight of the Fund; and (2) submit a report to Congress that contains a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, consistent with the recommendations of Comptroller General reports.
Requires the Secretaries to conduct a review of wildfires for which expenses exceeding $10 million were incurred.
Authorizes the Secretaries to make grants to fire-ready communities, as defined by this Act, to carry out activities to reduce risks from wildfires.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2008 to Nov 19, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 19, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 11, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5541 | FLAME Act | Related bill | Jul 10, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Building laws
- Building materials
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric power transmission
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Energy
- Fire fighters
- Fire prevention
- Forest fires
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Employment
- Maps
- Potable water
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water Resources Development
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
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