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CA
G000559
3
John
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Garamendi
D
2022-01-19
CA
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2021-05-20
2021-07-09
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
2021-10-21
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
CRS
Related bill
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
S
S001216
8
Kim
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
N
Schrier
D
WA
Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Ecology Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Employment and training programs Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Marketing and advertising Parks, recreation areas, trails Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Wages and earnings Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
2021-05-20
Introduced in House
 <p><strong>National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021</strong> </p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to significantly increase the number and size of prescribed fires conducted on federal lands.</p> <p>Before the end of FY2023, Interior and USDA shall each have carried out a minimum of one prescribed fire on each unit of the National Forest System, unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, unit of the National Park System, and Bureau of Land Management district (1) that includes an area that has a historical low-severity fire regime, has a historical fire-return interval of not more than 35 years, and is larger than 100 acres; and (2) less than half of which was burned by a wildland fire during the previous 10-year period. </p> <p>Interior shall establish a collaborative prescribed fire program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to conduct prescribed fires in priority landscapes.</p> <p>Interior shall establish an incentive program to encourage the implementation of large, cross-boundary prescribed fires.</p> <p>Interior and USDA shall hire additional employees and provide training to increase the number of skilled and qualified prescribed fire practitioners in the departments and other organizations.</p> <p>To address the public health and safety risk of the expanded use of prescribed fire, USDA and Interior shall conduct research to improve or develop, among other things, cost-effective, and consistent mitigation strategies for communities impacted adversely by smoke from prescribed fire.</p>
2021-10-04T17:13:31Z
00
2021-05-20T04:00:00Z
Introduced in House
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3442ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3442ih.xml
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Display Title
IH
Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
HR
2023-03-08T19:58:10Z
2023-03-08T19:58:10Z
3.0.0
2021-10-21
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
CRS
Related bill
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
S
2021-07-09
Forestry Subcommittee
hsag15
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committee
2021-07-08
Federal Lands Subcommittee
hsii10
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Committee
2021-05-21
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee
hsif18
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committee
H11100
2021-05-20
Budget Committee
hsbu00
2
House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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
2021-05-20
Energy and Commerce Committee
hsif00
2
House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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
2021-05-20
Agriculture Committee
hsag00
2
House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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
2021-05-20
Natural Resources Committee
hsii00
2
House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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
Intro-H
2021-05-20
9
Library of Congress
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
2021-05-20
9
Library of Congress
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
S001216
8
Kim
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
N
Schrier
D
WA
S001148
2
MICHAEL
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
SIMPSON
K.
R
2021-05-20
ID
S001180
5
Kurt
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Schrader
D
2021-05-20
OR
H001068
2
Jared
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Huffman
D
2021-10-15
CA
C001059
16
Jim
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Costa
D
2021-10-21
CA
G000559
3
John
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Garamendi
D
2022-01-19
CA
Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Ecology Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Employment and training programs Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Marketing and advertising Parks, recreation areas, trails Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Wages and earnings Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
2021-05-20
Introduced in House
 <p><strong>National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021</strong> </p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to significantly increase the number and size of prescribed fires conducted on federal lands.</p> <p>Before the end of FY2023, Interior and USDA shall each have carried out a minimum of one prescribed fire on each unit of the National Forest System, unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, unit of the National Park System, and Bureau of Land Management district (1) that includes an area that has a historical low-severity fire regime, has a historical fire-return interval of not more than 35 years, and is larger than 100 acres; and (2) less than half of which was burned by a wildland fire during the previous 10-year period. </p> <p>Interior shall establish a collaborative prescribed fire program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to conduct prescribed fires in priority landscapes.</p> <p>Interior shall establish an incentive program to encourage the implementation of large, cross-boundary prescribed fires.</p> <p>Interior and USDA shall hire additional employees and provide training to increase the number of skilled and qualified prescribed fire practitioners in the departments and other organizations.</p> <p>To address the public health and safety risk of the expanded use of prescribed fire, USDA and Interior shall conduct research to improve or develop, among other things, cost-effective, and consistent mitigation strategies for communities impacted adversely by smoke from prescribed fire.</p>
2021-10-04T17:13:31Z
00
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Display Title
IH
Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-07-09
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.