H.R. 1009 – Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1009

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2015

Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cook, Mr. Peters, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Chu of California, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015.

Wildfire mitigation assistance

(a)

In general

Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

(d)

Hazard mitigation assistance

The President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under this section, whether or not a major disaster had been declared.

(b)

Conforming amendments

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))—

(A)

by inserting before the first period , or any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under section 420; and

(B)

in the third sentence, by inserting or event under section 420 after major disaster each place that term appears; and

(2)

in section 322(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by inserting or event under section 420 after major disaster each place that term appears.

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

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