To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Establishes dedicated firefighting operations accounts at Agriculture and Interior departments and improves federal wildfire response on public lands, national parks, refuges, tribal trust lands, and national forests.
Who Benefits and How
Western communities gain improved wildfire protection. Federal firefighters benefit from dedicated funding accounts. Federal lands receive enhanced fire management resources.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Interior and Agriculture establish new firefighting accounts. Secretaries coordinate improved fire operations. Applies to National Forest System west of 100th meridian (excluding grasslands).
Key Provisions
- Creates Firefighting Operations accounts at USDA and Interior
- Covers federal lands including tribal trust lands
- Excludes national grasslands and eastern National Forests
- Comprehensive wildfire management improvements
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Improves federal wildfire management including dedicated firefighting accounts and operations
Who Benefits
- Western communities
- Federal firefighters
- Federal lands
Who Bears Costs
- Interior
- Agriculture
- Federal budget
Key Policy Areas
Wildfire, Public Lands, Emergency Management, Forestry
Primary Purpose
Improves federal wildfire management including dedicated firefighting accounts and operations
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve western wildfire response through dedicated funding and coordination"
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
BLM and Forest Service, Department of Defense, FAA
Positive-direction: Forest Service and Interior fire operations, Forest Service burned area programs, Forest Service restoration programs, State and federal fire agencies
Negative-direction: BLM and Forest Service, Department of Defense, FAA, Forest Service and BLM, Forest Service and BLM incident management, Forest Service and Interior Department, Interior Department, US Fire Administration
Communities in wildfire-prone areas, State and local fire departments, State emergency management agencies
Air tanker operators and manufacturers, Drone and UAS manufacturers, Firefighting contractors and aircraft operators
Post-fire restoration contractors, Restoration and reforestation contractors, Restoration contractors
Invasive species technology developers, Invasive species technology innovators, UAS test range operators
Wildfire detection technology companies, Wildfire detection technology vendors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretaries"
- → Secretary of Interior and Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_concerned"
- → Secretary with jurisdiction over specific federal land
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
BLM public lands, NPS units, refuges, tribal trust lands, and National Forest System
Excludes grasslands under Bankhead-Jones and NFS land east of 100th meridian
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