Establishes authority for the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, and FEMA Administrator to reduce or waive matching fund requirements for wildfire mitigation and recovery projects.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an inventory of wood processing facilities and assess regional needs for wildfire risk reduction.
Creates a program to authorize federal land for wood processing facilities in high-risk wildfire areas.
Supports small businesses utilizing biomass from wildfire risk reduction through cost-share agreements and technical assistance.
Mandates the EPA to incorporate sustainable biofuels from wildfire-derived biomass into the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.
Directs coordination between the Under Secretary for Rural Development and the Chief of the Forest Service to support investments in wood processing facilities.
Encourages research and pilot projects on biomass utilization methods and large-scale forest biomass utilization.
Promotes targeted grazing on federal lands to manage fine fuels and reduce wildfire risks.
Requires a report on federal workforce needs for comprehensive wildfire management within one year of enactment.
Develops policies for post-fire incident recovery and updates FEMA’s guidance on wildfire recovery challenges.
Allows for cross-boundary emergency watershed protection measures across federal, state, and private lands.
Expedites grant provisions for maintaining drinking water delivery after wildfires.
Amends the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Program to enhance drought and wildfire resilience.
Establishes a Wildfire Subcommittee within the National Science and Technology Council to prioritize wildfire research and funding.
Expands wildfire training for local fire entities in preparation for increased wildfire response needs.
Conducts a comprehensive review of wildfire management efforts every five years, assessing impacts and providing policy recommendations.
Permits land transfers from the Bureau of Land Management to Indian Tribes for wildfire mitigation workforce housing.
Promotes tribal participation in wildfire response and management through contracts and grants.
Creates a panel to study opportunities for tribal inclusion in federal wildfire efforts.
Extends the incident period for emergency assistance following major wildfires to address cascading impacts.
Amends environmental policy to include post-fire community needs in categorical exclusions.
Directs the use of interagency resource ordering systems for prescribed fire assignments.
Increases the use of programmatic environmental analyses for large-scale projects with tribal consultation.
Revises performance metrics for land management agencies to include social and ecological outcomes.
Develops uniform wildfire hazard datasets for better management and response coordination.
