,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,secretary of the ,army to conduct  
certain wildfire risk assessments1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire
 ,prevention and ,recovery ,act4  #b4   
,assessments on certain projects in     
,arizona  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of the ,army may periodically
 conduct wildfire risk assessments to   
reduce risk and recovery costs          
associated with wildfire and            
post-wildlife impacts to federally      
authorized dams1 reservoirs1 and        
associated infrastructure under the     
jurisdiction of the ,corps of ,engineers
 in the ,state of ,arizona4  7b7        
,considerations ,in conducting a        

wildfire risk assessment under this     
section1 the ,secretary of the ,army    
shall consider and identify-- 7#a7      
wildfire exposure risks that may affect 
the ability of the ,corps of ,engineers 
to carry out authorized purposes1       
including navigation1 flood control1    
hydropower1 water supply1 recreation1   
and aquatic ecosystem restoration2  7#b7
 corresponding risks to communities that
 could occur in the event of failure of 
the dam1 reservoir1 or associated       
infrastructure due to wildfire exposure2
  7#c7 the functionality of the dam1    
reservoir1 and associated infrastructure
 regarding post-wildfire risk1 including
 any known or estimated impacts         
associated with excess sedimentation and
 debris flows2  7#d7 available studies1 
information1 literature1 or data from   
relevant ,federal1 ,state1 or local     
entities2 and  7#e7 mitigation          
strategies to increase the capability of
 the ,corps of ,engineers to prepare for
 and respond to wildfire risk affecting 

the dam1 reservoir1 and associated      
infrastructure4