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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4628 

To improve wildfire mitigation, management, and recovery, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2024 

Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. ROMNEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To improve wildfire mitigation, management, and recovery, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Mitigation 

5 and Building Effective Resilience Act’’ or the ‘‘EMBER 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION, MANAGEMENT, AND RECOV8 ERY. 

9 (a) STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL MATCHING FUNDS

10 WAIVER AND REDUCTION AUTHORITY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri2 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Admin3 istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

4 Agency Administrator (referred to in this Act as the 

5 ‘‘FEMA Administrator’’) may reduce or waive appli6 cant matching or cost-sharing requirements applica7 ble to funds provided by the Secretary of Agri8 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, or the FEMA 

9 Administrator, respectively, to a State, Indian Tribe, 

10 county, municipality, or other unit of local govern11 ment for— 

12 (A) planning or implementing a wildfire 

13 mitigation or management project to reduce the 

14 risk of wildfire; 

15 (B) preparing a needs assessment in prep16 aration for post-wildfire cascading impacts be17 fore a wildfire occurs; or 

18 (C) planning or implementing post-wildfire 

19 recovery projects on land in the State, county, 

20 municipality, or other unit of local government 

21 or on land of the Indian Tribe. 

22 (2) LIMITATION.—The amount that the Sec23 retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, 

24 or the FEMA Administrator, as applicable, may re25 duce or waive under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 


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1 the amount that the applicable State, Indian Tribe, 

2 county, municipality, or other unit of local govern3 ment expended on the activities described in that 

4 paragraph. 

5 (3) INCLUSIONS.—Amounts described in para6 graph (2) may include amounts used for activities 

7 described in paragraph (1) that were collected by a 

8 State, Indian Tribe, county, municipality, or other 

9 unit of local government from— 

10 (A) the sale of bonds; 

11 (B) sales taxes, property taxes, income 

12 taxes, or other tax revenue sources; 

13 (C) the pooling of contributions from cus14 tomers of a quasi-governmental utility; or 

15 (D) conservation finance agreements. 

16 (b) WOOD PROCESSING INVENTORY.— 

17 (1) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this sub18 section, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of 

20 the Interior. 

21 (2) INVENTORY, STUDIES, AND REPORT.—The 

22 Secretary shall— 

23 (A) conduct an inventory of wood proc24 essing facilities, including sawmills and biomass 


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1 utilization facilities, in each region of the 

2 United States, as determined by the Secretary; 

3 (B) conduct additional economic studies, 

4 workforce studies, and biomass feasibility stud5 ies to better understand solutions to the devel6 opment and redevelopment of regional wood 

7 products markets, as the Secretary determines 

8 to be appropriate; 

9 (C) identify each region described in sub10 paragraph (A) that— 

11 (i) is at high risk of wildfire, as deter12 mined by the Secretary; and 

13 (ii) does not have a wood processing 

14 facility or needs additional wood processing 

15 infrastructure or capacity; and 

16 (D) submit a report describing the inven17 tory, studies, and regions described in subpara18 graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, to the 

19 relevant committees of Congress, including— 

20 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

21 Natural Resources of the Senate; 

22 (ii) the Committee on Homeland Se23 curity and Governmental Affairs of the 

24 Senate; 


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1 (iii) the Committee on Commerce, 

2 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

3 (iv) the Committee on Appropriations 

4 of the Senate; 

5 (v) the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives; 

7 (vi) the Committee on Homeland Se8 curity of the House of Representatives; 

9 (vii) the Committee on Science, Space, 

10 and Technology of the House of Represent11 atives; and 

12 (viii) the Committee on Appropria13 tions of the House of Representatives; and 

14 (E) made the report described in subpara15 graph (D) publicly available on the website of 

16 the Department of Agriculture. 

17 (c) LAND-FOR-WOOD PROCESSING PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

19 and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly estab20 lish a program under which the Secretary of Agri21 culture and the Secretary of the Interior shall au22 thorize Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the In24 terior for the purpose described in paragraph (2). 


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1 (2) USE.—Land authorized under paragraph 

2 (1) shall be used for 1 or more wood processing fa3 cilities, including sawmills and biomass utilization 

4 facilities, in each region identified under subsection 

5 (b)(2)(C) that is included in the report submitted 

6 under subsection (b)(2)(D). 

7 (d) SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT.—The Secretary of 

8 the Interior shall enter into cost-share agreements with, 

9 and provide technical assistance to, States, Indian Tribes, 

10 counties, and municipalities to support small businesses, 

11 as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, that utilize 

12 biomass that is a byproduct of wildfire risk reduction and 

13 forest restoration activities. 

14 (e) RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) RENEWABLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS

16 REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

18 Environmental Protection Agency shall— 

19 (A) incorporate into, and establish path20 ways for credit under, the Renewable Fuel Pro21 gram under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) for sustainable aviation 

23 fuel, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, 

24 and all other biofuels with the potential to be 

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1 ning on the date of enactment of this Act that 

2 are made from biomass derived from wildfire 

3 risk reduction and forest restoration activities 

4 on public and private lands; and 

5 (B) provide renewable identification num6 bers for the products described in subparagraph 

7 (A). 

8 (2) FOREST BIOMASS AS RENEWABLE BIO9 MASS.—Section 211(o)(1)(I) of the Clean Air Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and in12 serting the following: 

13 ‘‘(iv) Forest biomass, regardless of 

14 whether the biomass is sourced from public 

15 or private land, which may include— 

16 ‘‘(I) slash; 

17 ‘‘(II) pre-commercial thinnings; 

18 ‘‘(III) plantation materials and 

19 residues; 

20 ‘‘(IV) biomass obtained from 

21 areas at risk of wildfire; 

22 ‘‘(V) sawmill and forest products 

23 manufacturing residues; and 


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1 ‘‘(VI) any other uncontaminated 

2 byproduct of forest management and 

3 forest products manufacturing.’’; and 

4 (B) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) 

5 as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively. 

6 (f) PROGRAM ALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of Agri7 culture shall direct the Under Secretary for Rural Devel8 opment and the Chief of the Forest Service to coordinate 

9 with each other for the purpose of supporting investments 

10 in sawmills and biomass utilization facilities in areas that 

11 have the greatest need for wildfire risk reduction. 

12 (g) BIOMASS UTILIZATION.—The Secretary of Agri13 culture and the Secretary of Energy shall cooperate to 

14 support— 

15 (1) research relating to biomass utilization 

16 methods; and 

17 (2) large-scale forest biomass utilization re18 search, including the development of, and support 

19 for, pilot projects that promote the utilization and 

20 commercialization of biomass as a byproduct of wild21 fire risk reduction and forest restoration activities. 

22 (h) GRAZING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

24 and the Secretary of the Interior shall manage fine 

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1 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary 

2 of the Interior, respectively, through the expanded 

3 use of flexible, targeted grazing that— 

4 (A) aligns with wildfire impact reduction 

5 objectives and desired environmental conditions 

6 and landscape goals in the ecological system in 

7 which the grazing is conducted; and 

8 (B) complies with other obligations, includ9 ing requirements applicable to congressionally 

10 designated wilderness areas. 

11 (2) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NON12 RENEWABLE GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.—The 

13 Secretary of the Interior shall— 

14 (A) direct the use of nonrenewable grazing 

15 permits and leases described in section 4130.6– 

16 2 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

17 successor regulations), to reduce fine fuel loads 

18 and the risk of catastrophic wildfire where and 

19 when such use is ecologically appropriate; 

20 (B) direct the use of cooperative agree21 ments described in section 29.2 of title 50, 

22 Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu23 lations); and 

24 (C) identify and deploy technologies such 

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1 dite, simplify, and encourage the use of non2 renewable grazing permits and leases referred 

3 to in subparagraph (A) to reduce fine fuel 

4 loads. 

5 (3) FOREST SERVICE TEMPORARY GRAZING

6 PERMITS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

7 (A) direct the issuance of temporary graz8 ing permits under part 222 of title 36, Code of 

9 Federal Regulations (or successor regulations, 

10 to permittees under that part for the purpose of 

11 grazing to reduce fine fuel loads and the risk of 

12 catastrophic wildfire where and when such 

13 issuance is ecologically appropriate; and 

14 (B) identify and deploy technologies such 

15 as remote sensing and virtual fencing to expe16 dite, simplify, and encourage the use of tem17 porary permits referred to in subparagraph (A) 

18 to reduce fine fuel loads. 

19 (i) WORKFORCE NEEDS REPORT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 

23 Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly prepare 

24 and submit to Congress a report describing— 


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1 (A) needs in the Federal workforce relating 

2 to a more comprehensive approach to wildfire 

3 management, including pre-fire mitigation and 

4 post-fire recovery in the built and natural envi5 ronments; 

6 (B) positions needed to more effectively 

7 partner with and enable the utilization of State, 

8 Tribal, and local capacity; and 

9 (C) challenges with contract and agree10 ment mechanisms, including recommendations 

11 to reduce staffing and cost burdens relating to 

12 State, Tribal, and local use of contracts and 

13 agreements. 

14 (2) CONSULTATION.—In identifying the posi15 tions needed to partner with States, Indian Tribes, 

16 and units of local government under paragraph 

17 (1)(B), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

18 of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Se19 curity shall consult with— 

20 (A) representative organizations of those 

21 entities, such as the National Governors Asso22 ciation, the National Association of State For23 esters, the National Association of Counties, the 

24 National League of Cities, and the National 

25 Congress of American Indians; and 


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1 (B) representatives of community non2 governmental organizations and other relevant 

3 partners, including local utility providers, public 

4 safety personnel, fire service representatives, 

5 and emergency managers, including State haz6 ard mitigation officers. 

7 (j) INCIDENT RECOVERY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri9 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Sec10 retary of Homeland Security, acting through the 

11 FEMA Administrator, shall jointly develop policies 

12 and guidance for post-fire incident recovery, specifi13 cally relating to the transition between wildfire re14 sponse and the wildfire recovery period. 

15 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The policies and guidance 

16 developed under paragraph (1) shall— 

17 (A) identify areas for coordination between 

18 Federal agencies; 

19 (B) support consistent implementation of 

20 incident response and recovery policies across 

21 landscapes; and 

22 (C) provide a pathway with defined time23 frames and areas of Federal responsibility for 

24 the transition between wildfire operations and 

25 locally led recovery efforts. 


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1 (3) UPDATES AND REVIEW.—Not later than 1 

2 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 FEMA Administrator shall— 

4 (A) update the Public Assistance Program 

5 and Policy Guide of the Federal Emergency 

6 Management Agency to include guidance on 

7 wildfire-specific recovery challenges, including 

8 debris removal, emergency protective measures, 

9 and toxicity of drinking water resources result10 ing from wildfire; 

11 (B) conduct a review of the criteria for 

12 evaluating the cost-effectiveness of projects in13 tended to mitigate the impacts of wildfire under 

14 sections 203 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 

15 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 5133; 5170c), including— 

17 (i) the establishment of pre-calculated 

18 benefits criterion for common defensible 

19 space mitigation projects for wildfire miti20 gation; 

21 (ii) the use of nature-based infrastruc22 ture in wildfire mitigation; 

23 (iii) considerations for vegetation 

24 management for wildfire mitigation; 


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1 (iv) reducing the negative effects of 

2 wildfire smoke on public health; and 

3 (v) lessening the impact of wildfires 

4 on water infrastructure; and 

5 (C) issue such guidance as is necessary 

6 to— 

7 (i) update criteria described in sub8 paragraph (B), based on the results of the 

9 review conducted under that subparagraph; 

10 and 

11 (ii) prioritize projects under sections 

12 203 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 

13 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 5133; 5170c) based on the 

15 criteria updated under clause (i). 

16 (k) EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PRO17 GRAM CROSS-BOUNDARY FUNDING.—Section 403 of the 

18 Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(c) CROSS-BOUNDARY FUNDING.—The Secretary 

21 may undertake emergency watershed protection measures 

22 under this section across boundaries between Federal land 

23 (including land managed by different Federal agencies), 

24 State land, and private land for the purpose of protecting 


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1 lives, property, or resources at risk as a result of the appli2 cable impairment described in subsection (a).’’. 

3 (l) FUNDING TO WATER ENTITIES.— 

4 (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED AGENCY.—In this 

5 subsection, the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means— 

6 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

7 (B) the Department of Housing and 

8 Urban Development; 

9 (C) the Department of Agriculture; 

10 (D) the Federal Emergency Management 

11 Agency; and 

12 (E) the Department of the Interior. 

13 (2) REQUIREMENT.—After a wildfire has oc14 curred, as determined by the head of the applicable 

15 covered agency, the head of the covered agency shall 

16 expedite to less than 90 days after the wildfire oc17 curred the provision of grants under grant programs 

18 carried out by the covered agency, for the purpose 

19 of maintaining drinking water delivery in the area in 

20 which the wildfire occurred, for— 

21 (A) drinking water collection and delivery 

22 restoration and repair; 

23 (B) drinking water plant restoration and 

24 repair; 


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1 (C) the development of additional drinking 

2 water treatment infrastructure; and 

3 (D) the development of access to alter4 native sources of drinking water. 

5 (3) INDIRECT COSTS.—Notwithstanding any 

6 other provision of law, a grant provided using the 

7 authority to expedite grants under paragraph (2) 

8 may be used to restore and repair drinking water 

9 collection systems, delivery systems, and treatment 

10 plants damaged by direct flame contact or indirect 

11 impacts of wildfire, such as damage to infrastructure 

12 from increased sediment delivery resulting from a 

13 burned watershed. 

14 (m) JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PART15 NERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 40808(d) of the Infrastruc16 ture Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592d(d)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para21 graph (3); and 

22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(2) whether the proposal enhances drought 

25 and wildfire resilience; and’’. 


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1 (n) NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

2 WILDFIRE SUBCOMMITTEE.—The President shall estab3 lish within the Environmental Committee of the National 

4 Science and Technology Council a Wildfire Subcommittee, 

5 which shall, in coordination with non-Federal partners, 

6 prioritize, review, and direct funding to— 

7 (1) reports on areas in which research is needed 

8 relating to effective pre-fire mitigation and post-fire 

9 recovery; 

10 (2) the development of new fire models to better 

11 reflect scientific advancements and altered fire be12 havior under current and future climate conditions; 

13 (3) map and model the current and anticipated 

14 development of communities and infrastructure and 

15 include the built environment in fuel models; 

16 (4) study behavioral and social sciences to bet17 ter understand and guide public and individual deci18 sion-making; and 

19 (5) study organizational science to support ad20 aptation of effective pre-fire mitigation and post-fire 

21 recovery strategies by Federal, State, Tribal, and 

22 local agencies. 

23 (o) LOCAL WILDFIRE TRAINING.—The Secretary of 

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1 culture and the Secretary of the Interior, shall develop, 

2 coordinate, and deliver expanded wildfire response and 

3 suppression training and prescribed fire training to local 

4 fire entities in preparation for the increased likelihood that 

5 local fire entities will engage in work relating to wildfires. 

6 (p) QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REVIEW.— 

7 Every 5 years, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

8 of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

9 acting through the FEMA Administrator and United 

10 States Fire Administrator, shall jointly— 

11 (1) conduct a quantitative and qualitative re12 view of the comprehensive wildfire environment, in13 cluding— 

14 (A) an analysis of wildfire mitigation work 

15 completed and wildfire recovery efforts under16 taken; 

17 (B) changes in the built and natural envi18 ronments; 

19 (C) impacts to public health from wildfire; 

20 (D) an assessment of the level of integra21 tion of planning and implementation across all 

22 temporal phases of wildfire; 

23 (E) an assessment of anticipated changes 

24 and challenges in wildfire management in the 

25 upcoming decade; and 


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1 (F) policy recommendations to address 

2 needed changes; 

3 (2) submit a report describing the findings of 

4 the review under paragraph (1) to the relevant com5 mittees of Congress, including the committees de6 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(D); and 

7 (3) make publicly available the report submitted 

8 under paragraph (2). 

9 (q) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TRANS10 FERS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte12 rior may transfer land administered by the Bureau 

13 of Land Management to an Indian Tribe for the 

14 purpose described in paragraph (2). 

15 (2) USE.—Land transferred under paragraph 

16 (1) shall be used for wildfire mitigation and restora17 tion workforce housing for the Indian Tribe. 

18 (r) TRIBAL PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary of Agri19 culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 

20 and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into contracts 

21 and agreements with, and provide grants to, Indian Tribes 

22 to promote participation of Indian Tribes in wildfire re23 sponse, mitigation, and management. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

2 and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly estab3 lish a panel to study opportunities for the inclusion 

4 of Indian Tribes in Federal wildfire response, miti5 gation, and co-stewardship. 

6 (2) MEMBERS.—The panel established under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be composed of 9 members, each 

8 of whom shall represent an Indian Tribe with for9 estry interests or at risk of wildfire. 

10 (3) DUTIES.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the panel established 

12 under paragraph (1) shall— 

13 (A) conduct a study to identify opportuni14 ties described in paragraph (1); and 

15 (B) make available on a publicly accessible 

16 website a report describing the opportunities 

17 identified through the study under subpara18 graph (A). 

19 (t) WILDFIRE CASCADING IMPACTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a wildfire 

21 that results in the declaration of a major disaster 

22 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

23 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

24 seq.), the FEMA Administrator shall hold the inci25 dent period open for 1 year, beginning on the date 


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1 of fire containment, for emergency assistance under 

2 section 403 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) required 

3 from flooding, mud flow, or debris flow resulting 

4 from the wildfire. 

5 (2) RISK-BASED MONITORING PLANS.—With re6 spect to a wildfire described in paragraph (1), an 

7 agency requesting emergency assistance may submit 

8 to the FEMA Administrator a risk-based monitoring 

9 plan, which shall include— 

10 (A) an assessment of the risk of debris 

11 flows, flooding or other impact resulting from 

12 the wildfire; 

13 (B) a plan for monitoring the risk and 

14 alerting the public to imminent threats to life 

15 and property; and 

16 (C) an estimate of the duration of the risk. 

17 (3) EXTENSION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon submission of a 

19 risk-based monitoring plan described in para20 graph (2), the FEMA Administrator shall ex21 tend the incident period, holding the incident 

22 period open until the earlier of the end of— 

23 (i) the estimated duration of the risk; 

24 or 


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1 (ii) 5 years after the date of fire con2 tainment. 

3 (B) DEEMED GRANTED.—If the FEMA 

4 Administrator takes no action during the 90- 

5 day period after submission of a risk-based 

6 monitoring plan described in paragraph (2), an 

7 extension of the relevant incident period under 

8 subparagraph (A) shall be deemed granted. 

9 (u) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The Secretary of 

10 Homeland Security, in coordination with the FEMA Ad11 ministrator shall amend the Department of Homeland Se12 curity Instruction Manual on Implementation of the Na13 tional Environmental Policy Act (Instruction Manual 023- 

14 01-001-01, Revision 01) to include post-fire revegetation, 

15 waterway protection, water resource protection, and other 

16 post-fire community environmental needs in the list of cat17 egorical exclusions. 

18 (v) INTERAGENCY RESOURCE ORDERING.—The Sec19 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

20 shall direct agencies of the Department of Agriculture and 

21 the Department of the Interior, respectively, to utilize ex22 isting interagency resource ordering systems for pre23 scribed fire assignments. 


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1 (w) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES.— 

2 The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In3 terior shall— 

4 (1) increase the use of programmatic environ5 mental analyses that are broad, include similar or 

6 connected projects, are large in scale, or will be im7 plemented over a longer period of time, with appro8 priate Tribal consultation and incorporation of In9 digenous knowledge; and 

10 (2) use phased planning for projects on large 

11 landscapes. 

12 (x) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary of Ag13 riculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 

14 of Homeland Security, acting through the FEMA Admin15 istrator, shall jointly revise performance metrics applicable 

16 to land management agencies and the United States Fire 

17 Administration to include— 

18 (1) the number of protected assets and values, 

19 including sacred sites and other cultural resources 

20 and values; 

21 (2) the degree to which long-term risks to land22 scapes are reduced and landscapes are maintained in 

23 a more resilient state; 


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1 (3) watershed conditions, fuels reduction out2 comes, biodiversity, and ecosystem services benefits; 

3 and 

4 (4) social metrics, including collaboration, com5 munity empowerment, and partnerships. 

6 (y) UNIFORM DATASETS.—The Secretary of Agri7 culture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 

8 of Homeland Security, acting through the United States 

9 Fire Administrator, shall jointly develop and maintain uni10 form wildfire hazard datasets. 

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