3.0.0 2390 2023-01-11T20:08:11Z 2023-01-11T20:08:11Z Senate S S 2007-11-16 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-11-16T17:43:20Z Fire-Safe Communities Act 110 5218 HR 2008-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-11-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14628-14630) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-03-03 False 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z S. 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19635 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the Senate on November 16, 2007</p> 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z S. 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19635 Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the Senate on November 16, 2007 Emergency Management Administrative procedure Bridges Building construction Building laws Building materials Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Fire prevention Forest fires Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Infrastructure Law Local laws Maps National forests Public Lands and Natural Resources Road construction Standards State laws Transportation and Public Works Urban affairs Zoning and zoning law Emergency Management 00 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-27T22:11:47Z Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specifications for construction materials and techniques for use in such communities; and (2) standards for roads, culverts, and bridges.

Authorizes the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modify, for a municipality at risk, the requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program related to the provision of a non-federal share of funds, so that if such a municipality has adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant progress toward implementing it, the Under Secretary may reduce the required non-federal share to 10% of the grant amount.

Directs the Under Secretary to provide grants to: (1) municipalities at risk to encourage responsible development in state-identified fire-prone regions and to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires; and (2) states to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.

Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to: (1) include as a purpose of the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of local governments to integrate fire-resistant community and home design into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush clearing ordinances; and (2) authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-safe communities located near federal land.

]]> Fire-Safe Communities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Fire-Safe Communities Act Short Titles as Introduced Fire-Safe Communities Act Introduced in Senate 2007-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2390is/xml/BILLS-110s2390is.xml 2007-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.