Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
Wildfire Recovery: Government Payment for Fires It Starts
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources committees for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill was introduced by a member of the minority party and is currently in the early committee stages where most bills fail to move forward.
Key Points
- This bill helps communities and individuals recover from wildfires that were accidentally started by the federal government. It focuses on fires caused by activities like controlled burns or forest management on National Forest land.
- Usually, when the government provides money for disaster recovery, the local community or state has to pay for part of the project. This bill would let the Secretary of Agriculture waive those costs so the federal government pays for the entire project.
- The plan covers many types of damage, including direct fire damage and indirect problems like water supply issues caused by burned forests. It applies to projects run by states, Native American tribes, local towns, and even individuals.
- This matters because it holds the government responsible for its own mistakes. If a government-controlled fire gets out of hand, the people living nearby would not have to pay their own money to fix the damage.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
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