Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-482
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Budget process
Community life and organization
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Research and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation safety and security
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: 

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes activities to address wildfires.
 
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2026.
 
The bill establishes 
 
 
accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires,
 
a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident,
 
 a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression, 
 
the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and 
 
the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board.
 
 
The bill also 

 
 requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity,
 
 requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications, 
 
 requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and
 
authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House