Senate
Jul 21, 2009A bill to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.
Summary
Official
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities...
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Introduced(3/10/09)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JB
Mr. BINGAMAN
(D) NM
Cosponsors (14)
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Latest Action
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Jul 21, 2009