,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 
,tipton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mrs4  
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 & 
,mr4 ,g>dn]7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition to !     
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t allocat+ ! appropriate
 res\rces to wildl& fire managem5t is   
ne$$ to protect ! environm5t1 ! economy1
 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r       
purposes4  ,:]eas ! ?\ghts & pray]s ( ! 
,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives g   
out to individuals & families :o h lo/  
lov$ ones & homes to wildfire2 ,:]eas ! 
,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
express ! utmo/ gratitude to wildl& fire
 firefight]s & fir/ respond]s :o bravely

 protect life & prop]ty2 ,:]eas ne>ly   
#aj million acres ( l& burn$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas ! acreage burn$  
by wildfires has /eadily increas$ ov] ! 
pa/ decade2 ,:]eas ! mo/ de/ructive fire
 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,/ate ( ,colorado & !   
l>ge/ fire 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,/ate ( ,new  
,mexico de/roy$ hundr$s ( homes &       
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( acres ( wildlife      
habitat 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas ,f$]al =e/ & l& 
managem5t (ficials cont9ue to reque/    
few] funds to fight wildfires2 ,:]eas ! 
fund+ available = wildl& fire           
suppression 9 ! ,wildl& ,fire ,managem5t
 ,acc\nt ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice 0 cut by #dfa 
million f fiscal ye> #bjaa to fiscal ye>
 #bjac2 ,:]eas ! ,wildl& ,fire ,haz>d\s 
,fuels ,r$uction ,acc\nt ( ! ,=e/       
,s]vice 0 cut by #bb million f fiscal   
ye> #bjaa to fiscal ye> #bjac & ! late/ 
budget reque/ asks = ano!r #aaf million 
decrease2 ,:]eas ! ,collaborative ,=e/  
,re/oration ,program1 a program t       
b5efits local economies & improves !    
ov]all heal? ( ! l&scape1 has tak5 a #bj

 p]c5t cut 9 fund+ ov] ! pa/ #b ye>s2   
,:]eas s5ior ,=e/ ,s]vice (ficials h    
describ$ a ,f$]al l& managem5t sy/em    
ham/rung by 8analysis p>alysis02 ,:]eas 
decades ( ,f$]al mismanagem5t h increas$
 fuel loads on ,f$]al =e/ l& & l$ to    
increas$ risk ( cata/rophic wildfire2   
,:]eas ! ,=e/ ,s]vice has replac$       
responsible1 environm5tally s\nd timb]  
?9n+ ) all[+ fires to burn ?r\gh        
ov]cr[d$ =e/s2 ,:]eas ! b>k beetle      
epidemic has de/roy$ #dj million acres (
 =e/ 9 ,nor? ,am]ica2 & ,:]eas academic 
/udies indicate t b>k-beetle-infect$    
trees c /ill be salvag$ = timb] to be   
us$ 9 mills & contribute to small       
bus9esses & local economies3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 allocat+ !    
appropriate res\rces to wildl& fire     
managem5t is ne$$ to protect !          
environm5t1 ! economy1 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7#b7 ! brav]y ( ! m5 & wom5 :o 
risk _! lives to ext+ui% ^!             
conflagrations %\ld nev] be que/ion$2   

7#c7 a heal?y =e/ policy mu/ include    
prescrib$ ?9n+2  7#d7 fund+ to fight &  
prev5t wildfires is ess5tial to public  
safety1 environm5tal protection1 &      
economic gr[?2  7#e7 p :o live 9 or ne> 
national =e/s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h a "r  
to expect ! greate/ possible protection 
= _! homes & prop]ty2  7#f7 ! ,gov]nm5t 
%\ld n cont9ue to acquire m l& :5       
hundr$s ( millions ( acres already      
controll$ by ! ,gov]nm5t are mismanag$2 
&  7#g7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice %\ld proactively 
manage ,f$]al =e/ l&s 9 a mann] t--     
7,a7 protects life & prop]ty2  7,b7     
prev5ts cata/rophic wildfire2  7,c7     
promotes =e/ & wat]%$ heal?2 &  7,d7    
creates jobs & economic developm5t 9 !  
=e/ products indu/ry4