S.Amdt. 4096

SA 4096. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

cost-share waiver for remediation of wildland fires

Sec. ___.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Agriculture may waive any cost-share
requirement for awards to Indian Tribes, States, units of
local government, and individuals under Federal programs
authorized for wildland fire recovery for the implementation
of projects, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture,
in response to a wildland fire described in subsection (b) in
an area affected by the wildland fire.
(b) A wildland fire referred to in subsection (a) is a
wildland fire, including any direct or indirect damage
resulting in watershed impairment, that the Secretary of
Agriculture determines to be a result of management
activities conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture on
National Forest System land.
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