Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3534| House
| Updated: 7/7/2021
Jimmy Panetta
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (6)
Committees (9)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects. The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage. USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesHealth facilities and institutionsLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyPhotography and imagingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationVocational and technical education
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3534| House
| Updated: 7/7/2021
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects. The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage. USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jimmy Panetta
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (6)
Committees (9)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesHealth facilities and institutionsLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyPhotography and imagingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationVocational and technical education