Rural County Representatives of California Reports Newly Introduced Federal Legislation Would Provide Funding to Design and Implement New Community Wildfire Defense Plans
December 9, 2019 - Senator Kamala Harris has introduced the Wildfire Defense Act (S. 2882) to help local communities defend themselves from the growing danger of wildfires. This bill will empower communities to implement science-based methods for mitigating wildfire damage and provide funding to design and implement new Community Wildfire Defense Plans (CWDP) with community members, first responders, and relevant state agencies.
Specifically, the legislation will invest $1 billion per year to: continuously update wildfire hazard maps; provide grants of up to $250,000 to develop a CWDP and grants of up to $10 million to implement a CWDP; complete a report on all federal authorities and programs to protect communities from wildfires; and study how a CWDP could be used as certification for insurance companies assessing a community resilience. Representative Jared Huffman (D-North Coast) is introducing similar legislation (H.R. 5901) in the House to achieve these goals.
Senator Harris’ press release can be accessed here. Representative Huffman’s press release can be accessed here.
Source: Rural County Representatives of California
Source: Sierra Sun Times
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