3.0.0 5648 2022-02-03T05:18:12Z 2022-02-03T05:18:12Z House H HR 2008-03-14 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2008-11-19T23:42:46Z Referred to 2008-03-14T14:00:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Hearings by 2008-04-10T14:32:24Z Referred to 2008-03-14T14:00:15Z 2008-11-19 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Committee 2008-04-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-03-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-03-14 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-14 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2008-03-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E415-416) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2008-03-14 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2008-03-14 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2008-03-14 True S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2008-03-14 True S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2008-03-14 True B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2008-03-14 True H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2008-04-09 False W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2008-04-17 False C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2008-04-30 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-05-07 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-07-15 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal budgets Federal-state relations Fire prevention Forest fires Forest management Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Maps Reforestation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-03-14 Introduced in House 2008-06-12T18:23:44Z Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008 - Establishes a Federal Wildland Fire Emergency Suppression Fund to cover the costs of federal wildland fire suppression activities associated with a declared emergency wildland fire incident.

Sets forth the criteria for which declarations of emergency wildland fire incidents may be made under this Act. Requires a declaration of such an incident to only be made by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or a designee of the Secretary concerned at the subcabinet level.

Allows the Secretary concerned to only access the Fund if the President's annual budget requested funds for wildland fire operations amounting to at least the ten-fiscal year average of expenditures for wildland fire operations.

Requires the Secretaries to jointly report every six months on expenditures from and deposits to the Fund.

Permits any excess funds for wildland fire operations to be transferred to support reforestation and rehabilitation of forests following wildland fires. Limits the areas in which such funds may be expended.

Requires review of wildfire incidents resulting in expenses greater than $10 million.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a national map of landscape areas most at risk of wildfire and in need of hazardous fuel treatment and maintenance.

Authorizes such Secretary to: (1) provide cost-share grants to fire-ready communities to increase their capacity to defend against wildland fire; and (2) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with a State Forester or equivalent official to implement good neighbor projects on such lands.

]]> Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008 Display Title Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a Federal wildland fire emergency suppression fund to facilitate accountable fire suppression activities by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to unanticipated large fire events, to encourage enhanced management efficiencies and cost controls of wildland fire suppression, and to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire to communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5648ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5648ih.xml 2008-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.