Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
Summary
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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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
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President
Introduced May 25, 2021
Last action Jul 7, 2021
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Committee
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Jul 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Jul 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
May 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
lower
May 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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