S.Amdt. 3712

SA 3712. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3645 proposed by Mr. Salazar (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after line 2 and insert the following:

REPORT ON FIRE SEASON

Sec. ____. Not later than June 1, 2006, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report that--

(1) assesses the projected severity of the pending fire season;

(2) taking into consideration drought, hazardous fuel buildup, and insect infestation, identifies the areas in which the threat of the pending fire season is the most serious;

(3) describes any actions recommended by the Secretary of the Interior to mitigate the threat of the pending fire season; and

(4) specifies the amount of funds that would be necessary to carry out the actions recommended by the Secretary under paragraph (3).