Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

This bill orders an independent federal watchdog (the Comptroller General) to study how well the U.S. prevents wildfires when work must cross property lines, like from federal land to private or state land. The study will look at which current programs and rules help or get in the way, and how changing them could make it easier for agencies and communities to work together and get funding to reduce wildfire risk. It also reviews certain existing wildfire projects to see how to make them work better and whether they improved access to funding. A report with results and recommendations must be sent to Congress within two years.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Federal land agencies, the Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration, plus state, local, and Tribal governments.
• What changes: No immediate changes on the ground; it requires a study and recommendations to simplify and improve cross-boundary wildfire prevention and funding access.
• When: The report is due within two years after the law takes effect.