To amend the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to authorize assistance for damage resulting from the Cerro Pelado Fire, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
The Cerro Pelado Fire Assistance Act amends an existing law to extend federal disaster assistance to victims of the Cerro Pelado Fire, a wildfire that started in Sandoval County, New Mexico on April 22, 2023 and was contained on June 15, 2023. The bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish an Office of Cerro Pelado Fire Claims to receive, process, and pay compensation claims from those affected by the fire, with a deadline of December 31, 2028 for filing certain claims. The legislation authorizes the appropriation of necessary funds for fiscal year 2024 to compensate fire victims but specifies that money already allocated for the earlier Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire cannot be redirected to this new fire. The bill essentially expands an existing disaster assistance program to cover this additional New Mexico wildfire and its victims.
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