,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,agricultural ,credit ,act of 
#aigh to waive the cost share           
requirement under the emergency forest  
restoration program for land damaged by 
the ,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon      
,fire4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,hermit's ,peak_/,calf  
,canyon ,fire ,forest ,restoration      
,program ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 on ,april   
#f1 #bjbb1 the ,forest ,service         
initiated the ,las ,dispensas-,gallinas 
prescribed burn on ,federal land in the 
,santa ,fe ,national ,forest in ,san    
,miguel ,county1 ,new ,mexico1 when     
erratic winds were prevalent in the     
area1 which was also suffering from     

severe drought after many years of      
insufficient precipitation2  7#b7 on    
,april #f1 #bjbb1 the prescribed burn1  
which became known as the ,hermit's     
,peak ,fire1 exceeded the containment   
capabilities of the ,forest ,service1   
was declared a wildfire1 and spread to  
other ,federal and non-,federal land2   
7#c7 on ,april #ai1 #bjbb1 the ,calf    
,canyon ,fire1 also in ,san ,miguel     
,county1 ,new ,mexico1 began burning on 
,federal land and was later identified  
as the result of a pile burn in ,january
 #bjbb that remained dormant under the  
surface before reemerging2  7#d7 on     
,april #bg1 #bjbb1 the ,hermit's ,peak  
,fire and the ,calf ,canyon ,fire       
merged1 and both fires were reported as 
the ,hermit's ,peak ,fire or the        
,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire2   
7#e7 by ,may #b1 #bjbb1 the fire had    
grown in size and caused evacuations in 
multiple villages and communities in    
,san ,miguel ,county and ,mora ,county1 
including at the ,san ,miguel county    

jail1 the ,state's psychiatric hospital1
 the ,united ,world ,college1 and ,new  
,mexico ,highlands ,university2  7#f7 on
 ,may #d1 #bjbb1 the ,president issued a
 major disaster declaration for the     
counties of ,colfax1 ,mora1 and ,san    
,miguel1 ,new ,mexico2  7#g7 on ,may    
#bj1 #bjbb1 ,chief of the ,forest       
,service ,randy ,moore ordered a        
#ij-;day review of prescribed burn      
policies to reduce the risk of wildfires
 and ensure the safety of the           
communities involved2  7#h7 the ,forest 
,service has assumed responsibility for 
the ,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon      
,fire2  7#i7 the fire resulted in the   
loss of ,federal1 ,state1 local1        
,tribal1 and private property2 and      
7#aj7 the ,united ,states should        
compensate the victims of the ,hermit's 
,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire4  #c4        
,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to
 ensure that victims of the ,hermit's   
,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire are eligible 
to receive #ajj percent funding for the 

cost of carrying out emergency measures 
under the emergency forest restoration  
program under section #djg of the       
,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf74  #d4 ,definition of  
,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire ,in
 this ,act1 the term ,hermit's          
,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire means-- 7#a7 
the fire resulting from the initiation  
by the ,forest ,service of a prescribed 
burn in the ,santa ,fe ,national ,forest
 in ,san ,miguel ,county1 ,new ,mexico1 
on ,april #f1 #bjbb2  7#b7 the pile burn
 holdover resulting from a prescribed   
burn by the ,forest ,service in ,january
 #bjbb1 which reemerged on ,april #ai1  
#bjbb2 and  7#c7 the merger of the fires
 described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 
reported as the ,hermit's ,peak ,fire or
 the ,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon     
,fire4  #e4 ,waiver of cost share       
requirement for land damaged by         
,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire    
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
waive the cost share requirement under  

subsection 7d7 of section #djg of the   
,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 with respect to a     
payment provided under that section for 
restoration of land damaged by the      
,hermit's ,peak_/,calf ,canyon ,fire4