3.0.0 188 2026-01-09T22:57:14Z 2026-01-09T22:57:14Z Senate S S 2023-01-31 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/188 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-01-31T20:10:48Z 118 1715 S 2023-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 118 3439 HR 2023-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2023-01-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S174-175) IntroReferral 2023-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2023-01-31 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2023-01-31 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2023-01-31 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Air quality 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Alternative and renewable resources 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Aquatic ecology 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Congressional oversight 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Correctional facilities and imprisonment 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Disaster relief and insurance 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Ecology 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Economic development 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Educational facilities and institutions 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Educational guidance 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Electric power generation and transmission 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Elementary and secondary education 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Employment and training programs 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Energy efficiency and conservation 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Energy storage, supplies, demand 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Environmental education 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Executive agency funding and structure 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Fires 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z First responders and emergency personnel 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Forests, forestry, trees 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Government information and archives 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Health facilities and institutions 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Infrastructure development 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Land use and conservation 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Military facilities and property 2023-06-30T17:15:22Z Poverty and welfare assistance 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Public contracts and procurement 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Public utilities and utility rates 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Public-private cooperation 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z State and local government operations 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Technology transfer and commercialization 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Vocational and technical education 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Water use and supply 2023-06-30T17:15:21Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-02-21T19:15:18Z

00 2023-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-18T00:47:52Z <p><strong>Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. </p> <p>The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a pilot program under which it may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System. </p> <p>The bill provides for an increased federal cost share for conservation finance projects that would primarily benefit one or more low-income communities and for which the nonfederal entities involved cannot meet a specified cost share requirement.</p> <p>The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical facilities (e.g., hospitals), including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities through the development and use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.</p> <p>The bill expands the weatherization assistance program to support the use of fire-resistant materials.</p> <p>The bill directs USDA and the Department of the Interior to take actions to improve the detection and monitoring of wildfires.</p> <p> USDA and Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. </p> <p> USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.</p> <p>USDA may issue grants to increase community capacity for land stewardship activities.</p>

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