Congress 117 - HR 3534 - Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

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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 Environmental education Executive agency funding and structure Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Health facilities and institutions Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Photography and imaging Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Public Lands and Natural Resources Public utilities and utility rates Public-private cooperation Roads and highways Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization Vocational and technical education

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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.

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Jul 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 25, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
May 25, 2021

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