Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to waive wildland-fire recovery matching requirements when the fire resulted from management activities on National Forest System land.
Who Benefits and How
States, tribes, localities, and individuals affected by qualifying fires could obtain federal recovery support without providing cash matches.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal wildfire recovery programs could bear a larger share of rehabilitation costs.
Key Provisions
- States the Act's purpose of ensuring 100 percent funding eligibility for affected parties.
- Lets the Secretary of Agriculture waive matching requirements for recovery projects tied to covered fires.
- Defines covered fires to include those resulting from management activities on National Forest System land.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to waive wildland-fire recovery matching requirements when the fire resulted from management activities on National Forest System land.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Disaster Relief
Primary Purpose
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to waive wildland-fire recovery matching requirements when the fire resulted from management activities on National Forest System land.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State, tribal, local, and individual recipients of recovery aid after qualifying fires
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal wildfire recovery programs and taxpayers covering a larger share of costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Luján (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, and Ms. Lummis) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Recipients of federal recovery assistance after qualifying wildland fires
Federal wildfire recovery programs financing a larger share of project costs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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