3.0.0 2894 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z House H HR 2011-09-12 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 2894.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H6097]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-19T20:07:32Z Referred to 2011-09-12T16:01:25Z 2011-09-19 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Committee 2011-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2011-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 N Emergency Management Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Employee benefits and pensions Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Natural disasters Radioactive wastes and releases Terrorism Wages and earnings Emergency Management 00 2011-09-12 Introduced in House 2011-09-28T19:18:11Z Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel, (2) training, (3) equipment or support systems, (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity, and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.

Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.

Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year.

]]> Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act Display Title Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to provide assistance to firefighting task forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act Introduced in House 2011-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2894ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2894ih.xml 2011-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. 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.