To establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and wildfire smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Luján, …
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Luján, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill establishes a comprehensive fire weather services program at NOAA to improve forecasting, detection, and communication of wildfire risks, fire weather conditions, and wildfire smoke impacts. It creates coordinated services among NOAA offices and requires collaboration with federal land management agencies and tribal governments.
Who Benefits and How
Fire-affected communities receive improved forecasts and warnings. Federal and state fire agencies gain better decision support. Public health benefits from improved smoke forecasting. Tribal governments are included as partners.
Who Bears the Burden and How
NOAA must establish and maintain the coordinated program across its offices.
Key Provisions
- Establishes coordinated fire weather services program within NOAA
- Covers wildfires, fire weather, wildfire smoke, and post-fire flooding/debris flows
- Requires collaboration with federal land agencies, tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations
- Provides impact-based decision support services to emergency personnel
- Addresses fire environment conditions including atmospheric and fuel factors
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Establishes a coordinated fire weather services program within NOAA to improve wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and wildfire smoke forecasting, detection, and decision support.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Create coordinated federal response capability for fire weather services"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Weather conditions that influence the start, spread, character, or behavior of wildfires and relevant meteorological and chemical phenomena, including air quality, wildfire smoke, and meteorological parameters
Environmental conditions such as soil moisture, vegetation, topography, snowpack, atmospheric temperature, moisture, and wind that influence fuel and fire behavior and smoke impacts
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