Congress 118 - HR 4920 - Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Sponsor

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)

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Topics

Disaster relief and insurance Fires Forests, forestry, trees Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Summary

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.

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Sep 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jul 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Jul 26, 2023

Introduced in House

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