,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc 7legislative  
day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4 ,m]kley 7=    
himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide       
m&atory fund+ to ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture to c>ry out haz>d\s fuels  
r$uction projects on ,national ,=e/     
,sy/em l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,wildfire ,resili5t ,communities ,act4  
#b4 ,fund+ = haz>d\s fuels r$uction     
projects on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,at-risk community2 fire regime ,i2 fire
 regime ,,ii2 fire regime ,,iii ,! t]ms 
at-risk community1 fire regime ,i1 fire 
regime ,,ii1 & fire regime ,,iii h !    
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #aja ( !  
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74  7#b7 ,haz>d\s   
fuels r$uction project ,! t]m haz>d\s   

fuels r$uction project means ! removal  
or modification ( flammable vegetation  
or woody debris ?r\gh prescrib$ fire1   
?9n+1 bru% removal1 ma/ication1 prun+1  
sla% treatm5t1 or a comb9ation ( ^?     
me?ods1 on ! condition t ! me?od is     
ecologically appropriate1 co/-effective1
 & select$ on a site-specific basis4    
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7b7 ,haz>d\s   
fuels r$uction projects  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out haz>d\s fuels
 r$uction projects on ,national ,=e/    
,sy/em l&4  7#b7 ,project priorities ,9 
c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all prioritize haz>d\s fuels r$uction  
projects t are-- 7,a7 conduct$ 9 areas  
t-- 7i7 are )9 or adjac5t to-- 7,i7     
at-risk communities2 or  7,,ii7         
high-value wat]%$s2  7ii7 h v high      
wildfire haz>d pot5tial2 or  7iii7 are 9
 fire regime ,i1 fire regime ,,ii1 or   
fire regime ,,iii2 or  7,b7 design$ to  
integrate & simultane\sly advance two or

 m ( ! goals e/abli%$ 9 ! report ( !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior entitl$ ,! ,national        
,/rategy3 ! ,f9al ,phase ( ! ,developm5t
 ( ! ,national ,cohesive ,wildl& ,fire  
,managem5t ,/rategy & dat$ ,april       
#bjad-- 7i7 to create fire-adapt$       
communities2  7ii7 to re/ore & ma9ta9   
resili5t l&scapes2 &  7iii7 to a*ieve   
safe1 effective fire response4  7c7     
,fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on ! fir/ ,octob]
 #a foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 out ( any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise
 appropriat$1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 
%all transf] to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out 
?is section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9    
available until exp5d$4  7#b7 ,receipt &
 acceptance ,! ,secret>y %all be entitl$
 to receive1 %all accept1 & %all use to 
c>ry out ?is section ! funds transf]r$  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 )\t fur!r             
appropriation4  7#c7 ,adm9i/rative &    
plann+ co/s ,n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( fund+  
made available "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be  
us$ = adm9i/rative & plann+ co/s4  #c4  

,community plann+ assi/ance = at-risk   
communities  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,at-risk community2       
community wildfire protection plan ,!   
t]ms at-risk community & community      
wildfire protection plan h ! mean+s giv5
 ^? t]ms 9 section #aja ( ! ,heal?y     
,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74  7#b7 ,f$]al l& ,! t]m
 ,f$]al l& means ! foll[+3 7,a7         
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& res]v$ f !     
public doma94  7,b7 ,! foll[+ l&        
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior3   
7i7 ,public l&s 7z def9$ 9 section #ajc 
( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act
 ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb774  7ii7  
,a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em4      
7iii7 ,a unit ( ! ,national ,wildlife   
,refuge ,sy/em4  7iv7 ,l& held 9 tru/ = 
an ,indian ,tribe4  7#c7 ,haz>d\s fuels 
r$uction project ,! t]m haz>d\s fuels   
r$uction project means ! removal or     
modification ( flammable vegetation or  
woody debris ?r\gh prescrib$ fire1 ?9n+1
 bru% removal1 ma/ication1 prun+1 sla%  

treatm5t1 or a comb9ation ( ^? me?ods1  
on ! condition t ! me?od is ecologically
 appropriate1 co/-effective1 & select$  
on a site-specific basis4  7#d7 ,indian 
,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m ,indian tribe 9 section #d (
 ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &         
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#e7 ,secret>ies ,!  
t]m ,secret>ies means ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior & ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  
7b7 ,developm5t ( map ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
& p]iodically !reaft]1 ! ,secret>ies    
%all develop & publi% a map depict+     
at-risk communities1 includ+ ,tribal    
at-risk communities4  7c7 ,plann+ &     
prep>+ at-,risk communities = wildfire  
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 ! ,secret>ies %all      
provide f9ancial & te*nical assi/ance to
 at-risk communities adjac5t to ,f$]al  
l&1 includ+ ?r\gh ,/ates1 to assi/ !    
at-risk communities 9 plann+ & prep>+ = 
wildfire1 includ+-- 7#a7 cosponsor+ &   

support+ ! expansion (-- 7,a7 !         
,firewise ,,usa ,program2  7,b7 !       
,ready1 ,set1 ,g program2  7,c7 ! ,liv+ 
) ,wildfire program2 or  7,d7 programs  
simil> to ! programs ref]r$ to 9        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 t are      
design$ to advance fire-adapt$          
communities2  7#b7 support+ !           
developm5t1 updat+1 & implem5tation (   
community wildfire protection plans2    
7#c7 c>ry+ out risk assessm5ts & creat+ 
maps t depict wildfire risk1 inve/m5t   
sc5>ios1 & trade(fs to assi/ 9 plann+ = 
response & suppression res\rce ne$s &   
implem5t+ haz>d\s fuels r$uction        
projects2  7#d7 %>+ co/s to create      
def5sible space = a di/ance ( n less ?an
 #ajj feet ar\nd a resid5ce t 0 built   
be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &    
7#e7 plann+ & implem5t+ cross-b\nd>y    
haz>d\s fuels r$uction projects z       
id5tifi$ 9 a community wildfire         
protection plan4  7d7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is

 section = ea* fiscal ye>4  #d4         
,collaborative ,=e/ ,l&scape ,re/oration
 ,program  7a7 ,proposal selection      
process ,section #djjc7;d7 ( ! ,omnibus 
,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act ( #bjji 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7;d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7  
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may select n m 
?an ! numb] ( proposals "u p>agraph 7#a7
 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es are likely to   
receive adequate fund+4  4  7b7 ,p]man5t
 reau?orization ,section #djjc7;f77#f7 (
 ! ,omnibus ,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act 
( #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7;f77#f77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ #hj1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+  
#ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj & ea*   
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  #e4 ,c\nty         
,/ew>d%ip ,fund ,section #fjd ( !       
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
by r$esignat+ subsection 7j7 z          
subsection 7k72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7i7 ! foll[+3  7j7 ,c\nty    
,/ew>d%ip ,fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is  

e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 a fund to be kn[n z ! ,c\nty ,/ew>d%ip 
,fund 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !      
,fund71 to be adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  
7#b7 ,deposits ,ea* fiscal ye>1 an am\nt
 equal to #be p]c5t ( ! am\nts collect$ 
z receipts "u subsection 7e7 dur+ !     
prec$+ fiscal ye> %all be deposit$ 9 !  
,fund4  7#c7 ,availability ,am\nts 9 !  
,fund %all-- 7,a7 be us$ only = purposes
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,b7 rema9
 available until exp5d$4  7#d7 ,purposes
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,*ief
 or ! ,director1 z applicable1 %all     
di/ribute f am\nts 9 ! ,fund to ea*     
c\nty 9 :i* a contract "u subsection 7b7
 0 c>ri$ out on ,f$]al l& 9 ! c\nty dur+
 ! prec$+ fiscal ye> a paym5t ( an am\nt
 equal to #be p]c5t ( ! receipts g5]at$ 
f t contract4  7,b7 ,use ( funds ,a     
c\nty receiv+ a paym5t "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 may use ! paym5t = any gov]nm5tal  
purposes4  4