I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8035 
To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share 
agreements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed 
Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression 
cost share agreements, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Department Re-
payment Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN FIRE SUP-
PRESSION COST SHARE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
STANDARD
OPERATING 
PROCEDURES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretaries shall— 
(1) establish standard operating procedures re-
lating to fire suppression cost share agreements es-
tablished under the Act of May 27, 1955 (42 U.S.C. 
1856a) (commonly known as the ‘‘Reciprocal Fire 
Protection Act’’); and 
(2) with respect to each fire suppression cost 
share agreement in operation on such date— 
(A) review each such agreement; and 
(B) modify each agreement as necessary to 
comply with the standard operating procedures 
required under paragraph (1). 
(b) ALIGNMENT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION COST SHARE 
AGREEMENTS WITH COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION 
AGREEMENTS.—The standard operating procedures re-
quired under subsection (a)(1) shall include a requirement 
that each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned 
with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements ap-
plicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost 
share agreement. 
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(c) SECOND-LEVEL REVIEW.—The standard oper-
ating procedures required under subsection (a)(1) shall in-
clude— 
(1) a requirement that the Secretaries, to the 
maximum extent practicable, complete reviews, in-
cluding second-level reviews of a fire suppression 
cost share agreement, as soon as practicable after a 
wildfire relating to the area covered by such fire 
suppression cost share agreement is contained; and 
(2) a requirement that in completing such re-
views, the Secretaries consults with State and local 
fire suppression organizations. 
(d) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
(4) the Secretary of Defense. 
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