S. 21

Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 21

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the definition of the term at-risk community.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2023.

2.

Definition of at-risk community

Section 101(1)(A) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)(A)) is amended—

(1)

by striking is comprised of— in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through a group in clause (ii) and inserting comprises a group; and

(2)

by striking within or adjacent to Federal land; and inserting a semicolon.