Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- 2021-07-05Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2021-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-05-25Referred 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.
- 2021-05-25Referred 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.
- 2021-05-25Referred 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.
- 2021-05-25Referred 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.
- 2021-05-25Referred 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.
- 2021-05-25Introduced in House
- 2021-05-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-25 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (6)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Aquatic ecology
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Department of Agriculture
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Educational guidance
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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