118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 482 — Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023

“To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.”

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2023
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Jan 24, 2023
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Agriculture · Armed Services · Natural Resources +2
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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 Managem...

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