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House Bill 3396
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023
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H. R. 3396 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3396


To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 17, 2023

Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Requirements relating to certain fire suppression cost share agreements.

(a) Establishment of standard operating procedures.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretaries shall—

(1) establish standard operating procedures relating to fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Act of May 27, 1955 (42 U.S.C. 1856a) (commonly known as the “Reciprocal Fire Protection Act”); and

(2) with respect to each fire suppression cost share agreement in operation on such date—

(A) review each such agreement; and

(B) modify each agreement as necessary to comply with the standard operating procedures required under paragraph (1).

(b) Alignment of fire suppression cost share agreements with cooperative fire protection agreements.—The standard operating procedures required under subsection (a)(1) shall include a requirement that each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement.

(c) Second-Level review.—The standard operating procedures required under subsection (a)(1) shall include—

(1) a requirement that the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, complete reviews, including second-level reviews of a fire suppression cost share agreement, as soon as practicable after a wildfire relating to the area covered by such fire suppression cost share agreement is contained; and

(2) a requirement that in completing such reviews, the Secretaries consults with State and local fire suppression organizations.

(d) Secretaries defined.—In this section, the term “Secretaries” means—

(1) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(2) the Secretary of the Interior;

(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and

(4) the Secretary of Defense.