Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
The Wildfire Resilient Communities Act provides $30 billion in mandatory federal funding to support hazardous fuels reduction projects on federal lands managed by the National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. These projects, which include prescribed burns, thinning, and vegetation removal, will prioritize areas near at-risk communities, high-value watersheds, and lands with very high wildfire hazard potential. The bill requires the Treasury to transfer the $30 billion to these agencies starting October 1 following enactment, with up to 10 percent allowed for administrative costs. Additionally, the legislation authorizes $3 billion in supplemental funding through 2031 for community wildfire defense grants, strengthens the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program with enhanced monitoring and cross-ownership coordination, and establishes a County Stewardship Fund that directs 25 percent of revenue from forest product contracts to counties where projects occur for any governmental use.
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