[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 906 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 906
To promote wildland firefighter safety.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 2005
Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To promote wildland firefighter safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.
(a) Definition of Secretary.--In this section, the term
``Secretary'' means--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public
land (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of which
is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land of
the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(b) Firefighter Safety and Training Budget.--The Secretary shall--
(1) track funds expended for firefighter safety and
training programs and activities; and
(2) include a line item for funds expended under paragraph
(1) in each budget request submitted after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(c) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretaries
shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the implementation and
efficacy of wildland firefighter safety and training programs and
activities.
(d) Safety Qualification of Private Contractors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretaries shall ensure that any
Federal contract or agreement entered into with a private
entity for wildland firefighting services requires the entity
to provide firefighter training in accordance with
qualification standards established by the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group.
(2) Compliance.--The Secretaries shall develop a program to
monitor and enforce compliance with the requirements of
paragraph (1).
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