,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbf,mr4   
,padilla 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 & ,mr4 ,%eehy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
modify regulations ) respect to dr9k+   
wat] ,/ate revolv+ funds1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,firefight+ ,infra/ructure 
= ,rural & ,exurban ,small]             
,municipalities ,augm5t+ ,resid5tial    
,fuels ,treatm5ts ,act ( #bjbf or !     
,,fire ,,sm>t ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4        
,requir$ regulatory revisions  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is section z ! ,adm9i/rator7     
%all-- 7#a7 revise section #ce4ceje (   

title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
to ensure t-- 7,a7 ! t]m community at   
high risk f fire or wildfire is def9$ to
 mean a community locat$ 9 an area ) a  
high risk = fire or wildfire1 9 ! built 
or natural environm5t1 z evid5c$ by a   
,/ate wildfire map or a geospatial map  
g5]at$ pursuant to section #baj7;a7 ( ! 
,wildfire ,suppression ,fund+ & ,=e/    
,managem5t ,activities ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #feja note2 division ,o (     
,public ,law #aae-ada72  7,b7 ! t]ms    
rural & rural area h ! mean+ giv5 ^?    
t]ms 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section       
#cdc7;a77#ac7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &   
,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#aiia7;a77#ac771 subject to subp>agraphs
 7,h7 & 7,i7 ( t section2 &  7,c7 ! t]m 
wat] infra/ructure = fire suppression   
means improvem5ts to a public wat] sy/em
 = purposes t w facilitate compliance ) 
section #adab ( ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat]    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7 or       
o!rwise fur!r ! public heal? protection 
objectives ( t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      

#cjj;f et seq47 & t aid 9 fire          
suppression = ! protection ( public     
heal?1 safety1 & prop]ty f wildfire2    
7#b7 revise section #ce4cebj ( t title--
 7,a7 9 subsection 7b77#b7-- 7i7 9      
clause 7ii7 7relat+ to transmission &   
di/ribution71 to ins]t & enhancem5t (   
wat] sy/em deliv]y & di/ribution        
capacity 9 a rural area to aid 9 fire   
suppression 9 communities at high risk f
 fire or wildfire be=e ! p]iod at ! end2
  7ii7 9 clause 7iv7 7relat+ to /orage71
 to ins]t & enhancem5t ( wat]           
infra/ructure = fire suppression 9 a    
rural area 9 communities at high risk f 
fire or wildfire be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 
&  7iii7 9 clause 7v7 7relat+ to        
consolidation71 to ins]t or :]e necess>y
 = enhanc+ wat] infra/ructure = fire    
suppression 9 a rural area 9 communities
 at high risk f fire or wildfire be=e ! 
p]iod at ! end2 &  7,b7 9 subsection    
7e77#d71 to ins]t 1 except = projects   
specifically id5tifi$ 9 p>agraphs       
7b77#b77;ii71 7b77#b77;iv71 & 7b77#b77v7

 ( ?is section t h bo? dr9k+ wat]       
b5efits & fire suppression b5efits1 =   
:i* priority %all be giv5 to projects 9 
communities t h adopt$ a community      
wildfire protection plan 7z def9$ 9     
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s      
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#feaa7;a777 or h tak5 proactive measures
 to enc\rage prop]ty own]s to r$uce fire
 risk on private prop]ty be=e ! p]iod at
 ! end2  7#c7 revise section            
#ce4ceee7;c77#a7 ( t title to add at !  
end ! foll[+3 ,9 addition1 ! priority   
sy/em may include projects t improve bo?
 infra/ructure = dr9k+ wat] & wat]      
infra/ructure = fire suppression 9 rural
 areas 9 communities at high risk f fire
 or wildfire42 &  7#d7 make su* purely  
te*nical & con=m+ revisions to !        
regulations ( ! ,adm9i/rator z are      
necess>y to implem5t ! revisions        
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74   
7b7 ,imm$iate effect ,not)/&+ ! p]iod = 
revision requir$ "u subsection 7a71     
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 

! ,adm9i/rator %all implem5t sections   
#ce4ceje1 #ce4cebj1 & #ce4ceee ( title  
#dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 9     
accordance ) ! revisions requir$ "u t   
subsection4