Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

9/6/2023, 7:30 PM

Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to waive the cost share requirement with respect to a payment provided for restoration of land damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

That fire started as the result of a prescribed burn initiated by the Forest Service in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, on April 6, 2022.

Congress
117
Number
S - 4729
Introduced on
2022-08-02
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

8/2/2022
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Purpose and Summary

Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to waive the cost share requirement with respect to a payment provided for restoration of land damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

That fire started as the result of a prescribed burn initiated by the Forest Service in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, on April 6, 2022.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to waive the cost share requirement under the emergency forest restoration program for land damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
Policy Areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Potential Impact
Disaster relief and insurance•
Emergency planning and evacuation•
Fires•
Forests, forestry, trees•
Land use and conservation•
New Mexico

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Latest Summary8/11/2023

Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to waive the cost share requirement with respect to a payment provided for restoration of land damaged by...

Latest Action9/29/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.