To require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Tiffany introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires USDA and Interior to accurately report acres treated for hazardous fuels reduction, counting each acre only once regardless of multiple treatments, and including wildfire risk assessments.
Who Benefits and How
Congress gains accurate data on forest management progress. Taxpayers gain transparency on wildfire prevention spending. Fire-prone communities gain insight into risk reduction.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Forest Service and BLM must implement new reporting methodology. Agencies may show lower acre totals if previously double-counting.
Key Provisions
- Annual reports in presidents budget submission
- Count each acre only once per year regardless of treatment type
- Include wildland-urban interface location
- Report wildfire risk level (high/moderate/low) at start and end of period
- Identify types of hazardous fuels activities completed
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires accurate reporting of hazardous fuels reduction acres without double-counting
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve accuracy of wildfire prevention reporting"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_concerned"
- → Secretary of Agriculture or Interior
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