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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3333
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 23, 2013Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Polis) 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013.
2.
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)
Post disaster mitigation assistance
The President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area in which assistance was provided under this section, whether or not a major disaster had been declared.
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(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 in 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.