H.R.1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act Sponsor: Nick Rahall / 111th Congress

Title
111th Congress - To authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
To authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status
The bill was voted on in the House on March 26, 2009

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Only FLAME can prevent forest fires... by Emily Derenthal, Apr 2, 2009 (5:42pm)

The Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (H.R. 1404/S. 561) will designate a specific fund for firefighting, rather than have funding come out of the general U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management budget. Currently, if there is a catastrophic fire, funds are borrowed from other programs and everyone is shortchanged. The FLAME Act also designates funds for fire prevention education, community readiness, and for purchasing equipment and providing training for firefighters.

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