Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3534
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Health facilities and institutions
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Photography and imaging
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
Roads and highways
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology transfer and commercialization
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects.
 
The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.
 
 USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. 
 
 USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House