Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires GAO to study federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries and report findings to Congress.
Who Benefits and How
At-risk communities benefit from congressional attention to cross-boundary wildfire mitigation barriers that often arise where federal, state, Tribal, local, and private lands meet. State forestry agencies, Tribes, counties, and private landowners benefit if the GAO study identifies federal rules that slow cooperative fuels work. Forest Service and BLM wildfire planners benefit from a clearer inventory of authorities that can support cross-boundary projects.
Who Bears the Burden and How
GAO auditors must conduct the study, interview land managers, and identify programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit mitigation. Federal land-management agencies must provide information and respond to oversight. Programs that currently create friction for cross-boundary work may face congressional scrutiny or later legislative changes.
Key Provisions
- Requires a GAO study on wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries.
- Directs review of federal programs that enable cross-boundary mitigation.
- Directs review of federal rules or authorities that inhibit mitigation.
- Gives Congress an oversight record for future wildfire legislation.
- Focuses on the practical problem that wildfire risk crosses federal, state, Tribal, local, and private boundaries.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires GAO to study federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries and report findings to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Wildfire, Public Lands, Government Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires GAO to study federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries and report findings to Congress.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- At-risk communities
- State forestry agencies
- Tribes
- Counties
- Private landowners
- Federal wildfire planners
Identified Costs
- GAO auditors
- Federal land-management agencies
- Programs creating cross-boundary friction
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReceived in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by …
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR …
Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
At-risk communities, Federal land-management agencies
Positive-direction: At-risk communities
Negative-direction: Federal land-management agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States
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