[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     THE CALIFORNIA CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY 
                         PROTECTION ACT OF 2009

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, today, I'm introducing legislation to 
address the dire situation facing my district and the State of 
California with respect to accumulation of forest fuels and the threat 
of catastrophic wildfires.
  The California Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention and Community 
Protection Act of 2009 seeks to implement hazardous fuels reduction and 
other forest-thinning projects on Federal land that have been 
collaboratively developed and identified within a community's wildfire 
protection plan or county fire plan.
  Since 2003, California has witnessed three of its worst fire seasons 
ever. This legislation would help address the only aspect of wildfire 
we can control: accumulation of forest fuels. Without action, our 
communities remain at risk to catastrophic wildfire.
  I urge my fellow Members to support this commonsense solution.

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