[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4832 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4832

                To promote wildland firefighter safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2007

Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
   on Agriculture, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
                To promote wildland firefighter safety.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wildland Fire Safety and 
Transparency Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
                the Directors of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
                United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National 
                Park Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service.
            (2) Wildland firefighter.--The term ``wildland 
        firefighter'' means any person who participates in wildland 
        firefighting activities--
                    (A) under the direction of either of the 
                Secretaries; or
                    (B) under a contract or compact with a federally 
                recognized Indian tribe.
    (b) Annual Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall jointly submit to 
        Congress an annual report on the wildland firefighter safety 
        practices of the Secretaries, including training programs and 
        activities for wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, 
        and wildland fire use, during the preceding calendar year.
            (2) Timeline.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be submitted by not later than March of the 
                year following the calendar year covered by the report; 
                and
                    (B) include--
                            (i) a description of, and any changes to, 
                        wildland firefighter safety practices, 
                        including training programs and activities for 
                        wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, 
                        and wildland fire use;
                            (ii) statistics and trend analyses;
                            (iii) an estimate of the amount of Federal 
                        funds expended by the Secretaries on wildland 
                        firefighter safety practices, including 
                        training programs and activities for wildland 
                        fire suppression, prescribed burning, and 
                        wildland fire use;
                            (iv) progress made in implementing 
                        recommendations from the Inspector General, the 
                        Government Accountability Office, the 
                        Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
                        or an agency report relating to a wildland 
                        firefighting fatality issued during the 
                        preceding 10 years; and
                            (v) a description of--
                                    (I) the provisions relating to 
                                wildland firefighter safety practices 
                                in any Federal contract or other 
                                agreement governing the provision of 
                                wildland firefighters by a non-Federal 
                                entity;
                                    (II) a summary of any actions taken 
                                by the Secretaries to ensure that the 
                                provisions relating to safety 
                                practices, including training, are 
                                complied with by the non-Federal 
                                entity; and
                                    (III) the results of those actions.
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