,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,ricketts introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture   
and the ,secretary of the ,interior to  
establish prepositioning protocols for  
aerial wildfire suppression for         
early-season fine fuel wildland fires1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pilot for ,regional ,emergency         
,prepositioning of ,aerial ,resources   
and ,equipment ,act or the ,,prepare    
,act4  #b4 ,prepositioning protocols for
 aerial wildfire suppression  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1
 acting through the ,deputy ,chief for  
,fire and ,aviation ,management of the  
,forest ,service1 and the ,secretary of 
the ,interior1 acting through the       
,director of the ,wildland ,fire        

,service 7or a successor agency71 shall 
establish a pilot program for seasonal  
prepositioning protocols of aerial      
wildfire suppression resources for      
early-season fine fuel wildland fires in
 the ,states of ,nebraska1 ,colorado1   
,kansas1 ,south ,dakota1 and ,wyoming4  
7b7 ,requirements ,the pilot program    
under subsection 7a7 shall be           
established-- 7#a7 in accordance with   
the ,state's ,master ,cooperative       
,wildland ,fire ,management and         
,stafford ,act ,response ,agreement2 and
  7#b7 in consultation with the ,rocky  
,mountain ,area ,coordination ,center4  
7c7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary of the ,interior shall carry 
out this section using funding otherwise
 available for wildland fire management4
  7#b7 ,effect ,nothing in this section 
authorizes any additional appropriations
 to carry out this section4