Wildfire Recovery Act

Bill: 117-hr-1066
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-15
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Disaster relief and insurance

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Fires

Forests, forestry, trees

Natural disasters

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Wildfire Recovery Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to develop guidelines and a rule that establishes thresholds for cases in which the federal cost share for such grants may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage and recommend a federal share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-13
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Wildfire Recovery Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which FEMA may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share. Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a state or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1066 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2022 Received AN ACT To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act . 2. Fire management assistance cost share (a) In general Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Rulemaking Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ). Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a State or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1066 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2021 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Curtis , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act . 2. Fire management assistance cost share Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost, as set forth in the regulations, of such assistance. . 3. Rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to develop guidelines and a rule that establishes thresholds for cases in which the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ) may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage referred to in subsection (a) of such section, and recommend a Federal cost share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds. The Administrator shall follow all notice and comment requirements set forth in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for such rulemaking.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1066 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act . 2. Fire management assistance cost share (a) In general Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Rulemaking Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ). Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a State or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 356 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1066 [Report No. 117–459] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2021 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Curtis , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure September 13, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. Huffman , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Schrier , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Lynch , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Costa , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Bass , Ms. Chu , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Kahele , Ms. Stansbury , and Ms. Leger Fernandez September 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 15, 2021 A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act . 2. Fire management assistance cost share Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance. . 3. Rulemaking Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ). Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a State or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.

September 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed