Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act
Latest action · Oct 9, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 21, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a process for the expedited consideration of a permit application submitted by the owner of eligible private property to remove vegetation on federal land adjacent to the property to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire that would threaten a residential structure on such property.
Requires the final decision on an application for a vegetation removal permit to be made no later than 14 days after the application is received.
Prohibits a vegetation removal permit from authorizing vegetation removal activities by a private landowner on federal land more than 100 feet beyond the boundary or boundaries shared by such land and the eligible private property.
Authorizes the Secretary concerned to make a grant to a recipient of a vegetation removal permit to help cover up to 25% of the vegetation removal costs.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 21, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Sep 21, 2012 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Sep 21, 2012 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Sep 21, 2012 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Sep 21, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Oct 5, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Sep 21, 2012Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2012Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
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- Sep 21, 2012Introduced in House
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