National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act

Bill: 117-hr-5781
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computers and information technology
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act

 
This bill directs the President to establish a National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from wildland fires. 
 
This program shall coordinate federal efforts to
 
 
improve the assessment of fire environments and the understanding and prediction of wildland fires, associated smoke, and their impacts;
 
develop and encourage the adoption of science-based and cost-effective measures to prevent and mitigate wildland fire and associated smoke impacts; and 
 
improve the understanding and mitigation of the impacts of climate change and variability on wildland fire risk, frequency, and severity and inform the other goals described here. 
 
 
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill, the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Wildland Fire Risk Reduction to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the program. The committee shall submit a strategic plan for the program to Congress.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress on the progress and performance of the program. 
 
Further, the bill sets forth the responsibilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Energy with respect to the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in House