Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
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Enacted
Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 This bill addresses wildfire preparedness and response. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to select three forest landscapes on which to conduct projects to reduce the risk of wildfire, restore ecological health, or adapt to the increased risk of wildfire due to climate change. USDA and the Department of the Interior shall expedite the placement of wildfire detection equipment in areas at risk of wildfire, expedite related permitting, expand the use of satellite data to assist wildfire response, and establish a center to train individuals in methods to mitigate wildfire risk. The bill excludes certain forest management activities from environmental review requirements. Interior may make a determination that an emergency situation exists regarding National Forest System land and authorize specified emergency actions. Such a determination and such actions are not subject to administrative review. Interior shall provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to support biomass conversion facilities. The bill allows the export of unprocessed timber of dead and dying trees from federal land in California. Interior shall establish a grant program to assist in the development and utilization of innovative activities relating to workforce development in the forest sector, raise public awareness about the forest sector, and connect individuals to careers in the forest sector. The Department of Energy shall provide support to improve the energy resilience, power needs, and energy efficiency of critical facilities.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyBuilding constructionCaliforniaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEndangered and threatened speciesEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth facilities and institutionsHigher educationHome and outpatient careHydrology and hydrographyIndian social and development programsIndustrial facilitiesInsectsJudicial review and appealsLakes and riversLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMaterialsNursingPest managementPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysTeaching, teachers, curriculaTrade restrictionsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentVocational and technical educationWater qualityWatershedsWater use and supplyWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4431| Senate
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 This bill addresses wildfire preparedness and response. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to select three forest landscapes on which to conduct projects to reduce the risk of wildfire, restore ecological health, or adapt to the increased risk of wildfire due to climate change. USDA and the Department of the Interior shall expedite the placement of wildfire detection equipment in areas at risk of wildfire, expedite related permitting, expand the use of satellite data to assist wildfire response, and establish a center to train individuals in methods to mitigate wildfire risk. The bill excludes certain forest management activities from environmental review requirements. Interior may make a determination that an emergency situation exists regarding National Forest System land and authorize specified emergency actions. Such a determination and such actions are not subject to administrative review. Interior shall provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to support biomass conversion facilities. The bill allows the export of unprocessed timber of dead and dying trees from federal land in California. Interior shall establish a grant program to assist in the development and utilization of innovative activities relating to workforce development in the forest sector, raise public awareness about the forest sector, and connect individuals to careers in the forest sector. The Department of Energy shall provide support to improve the energy resilience, power needs, and energy efficiency of critical facilities.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyBuilding constructionCaliforniaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEndangered and threatened speciesEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth facilities and institutionsHigher educationHome and outpatient careHydrology and hydrographyIndian social and development programsIndustrial facilitiesInsectsJudicial review and appealsLakes and riversLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMaterialsNursingPest managementPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysTeaching, teachers, curriculaTrade restrictionsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentVocational and technical educationWater qualityWatershedsWater use and supplyWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection