3.0.0 6799 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z House HR 2018-09-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIPTON:H.R. 6799.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution:``The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make allneedful rules and regulations respecting the territory orother property belonging to the United States''[Page H8726]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2018-09-20T19:21:12Z Referred to 2018-09-13T14:01:35Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-13T14:01:40Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-13T14:01:30Z 2018-09-20 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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 hssm00 Small Business Committee 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Disaster relief and insurance Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Intergovernmental relations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Natural disasters Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Small business State and local finance War and emergency powers Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-09-13 Introduced in House 2019-09-06T14:01:29Z Federal Lands Fire-Related Incidents Recovery and Economic Stimulus Act of 2018 or the Federal Lands FIRES Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the President to declare a federal lands wildfire disaster. Specifically, the President may make such a declaration for any wildfire:

  • for which a request for a declaration has been made by the governor of an affected state or the chief executive of an affected Indian tribal government;
  • that has burned 40% or more of an area that consists of federal lands; and
  • that, in the President's determination, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant assistance to supplement the efforts and available resources of states, local governments, Indian tribes, and disaster relief  organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused by the wildfire.

Assistance may be provided for secondary and tertiary damages, which may not include any area more than 100 miles from the area subject to the wildfire.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development may provide assistance to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for necessary expenses for disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a federal lands wildfire disaster.

The bill amends the Small Business Act to allow small businesses to receive economic injury disaster loans from the Small Business Administration for a federal lands wildfire disaster.

]]> Federal Lands FIRES Act of 2018 Display Title Federal Lands FIRES Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To authorize disaster recovery assistance for areas affected by wildfires on Federal Lands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Lands FIRES Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Lands Fire-Related Incidents Recovery and Economic Stimulus Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6799ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6799ih.xml 2018-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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.