H.R. 5648 - Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008
Public lands.
- Sponsor:
- Robert Goodlatte
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008
H.R. 5648 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a Federal wildland fire emergency suppression fund to facilitate accountable fire suppression activities by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to unanticipated large fire events, to encourage enhanced management efficiencies and cost controls of wildland fire suppression, and to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire to communities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a Federal wildland fire emergency suppression fund to facilitate accountable fire suppression activities by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to unanticipated large fire events, to encourage enhanced management efficiencies and cost controls of wildland fire suppression, and to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire to communities, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Robert Goodlatte
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Public lands
- Budgets
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Emergency management
- Federal budgets
- Federal-state relations
- Fire prevention
- Forest fires
- Forest management
- Government information
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Maps
- Natural resources
- Public contracts
- Reforestation
- State and local government
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/14/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. 3/14/2008 Referred to House Agriculture 3/14/2008 Referred to House Natural Resources 3/14/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E415-416) 4/10/2008 Committee Hearings Held. 11/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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