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Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act (S-2033) · Congress.wiki

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Text as it was Introduced in Senate

June 11, 2025

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United StatesSenate Bill 2033S 2033

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Last progress June 11, 2025 (8 months ago)

Introduced on June 11, 2025 by Ruben Gallego

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this legislation

Business meeting to consider S.291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, S.858, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1363, to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, S.1377, to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, S.1470, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, S.1787, to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to protect private water rights in the State, S.1860, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Brian Head Town, Utah, certain National Forest System land, S.2015, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, S.2016, to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, S.2033, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, S.2262, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify the nature of public investment for purposes of certain rulemaking, S.2273, to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes, S.2546, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S.2881, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California.

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366Dec 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Hearings to examine S.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State of Utah, S.91, to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.451, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, S.764, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.790, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center", S.888, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S.902, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildfire incidents, S.945, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S.1005, to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S.1175, to amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, S.1195, to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, S.1228, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, S.1319, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1321, to amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, S.1363, to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, S.1468, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, S.1476, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, S.1737, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.1860, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Brian Head Town, Utah, certain National Forest System land, S.2016, to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, S.2033, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, S.2042, to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System, S.2262, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify the nature of public investment for purposes of certain rulemaking, and S.2273, to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes.

Hearings to examine S.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State of Utah, S.91, to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.451, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, S.764, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.790, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center", S.888, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S.902, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildfire incidents, S.945, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S.1005, to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S.1195, to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, S.1175, to amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, S.1228, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, S.1319, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1363, to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, S.1468, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, S.1476, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, S.1737, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.1860, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Brian Head Town, Utah, certain National Forest System land, S.2016, to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, S.2033, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, S.2042, to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System, S.2262, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify the nature of public investment for purposes of certain rulemaking, S.2273, to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes, S.2417, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah.

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Summary

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study how federal laws, programs, and rules help or hinder wildfire mitigation projects that cross boundaries between federal and non‑federal lands. The study must review existing programs, funding access and capacity for federal, state, local, and Tribal entities, and activities under subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, and then report findings and recommendations to two Congressional committees within two years of enactment.

Key Points

Directs the Comptroller General to study how laws, programs, and rules affect wildfire mitigation projects crossing federal and non‑federal lands.
Requires review of existing programs, funding access, and capacity for federal, state, local, and Tribal entities.
Specifically examines activities under subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366Dec 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366Oct 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Amendments

No Amendments

Requires identification of legal, regulatory, administrative, and funding barriers to cross‑boundary mitigation.

Calls for recommendations to simplify cross‑boundary mitigation processes and improve funding access.

Mandates a written report with findings and recommendations to two Congressional committees.

Establishes a two‑year deadline for the Comptroller General’s report following enactment.

Is an information and oversight measure; it does not itself change policy or provide funding.

Categories & Tags

Agencies

Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)

Federal land management agencies (as defined in 16 U.S.C. 6801)

Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Secretary of Homeland Security (acting through the Administrator of FEMA)

U.S. Fire Administration

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Subjects

wildfire mitigation

land management

intergovernmental coordination

forest management

federal-state-tribal relations

Affected Groups

State Governments

Tribal governments

Local Governments

Federal agencies (Administrator / EPA)

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Provisions

6 items

Comptroller General of the United States must conduct a study on issues related to wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries.

requirement

Affects: Comptroller General (Government Accountability Office)

Study must identify existing Federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across Federal and non-Federal land ownership boundaries.

requirement

Affects: Federal programs and rules affecting federal and non-federal landowners; Federal land management agencies; States; local and Tribal governments

Study must evaluate whether changes to any program, rule, or authority would allow Federal land management agencies, the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Chief of NRCS), the Secretary of Homeland Security (through the FEMA Administrator), the U.S. Fire Administration, States, local governments, and Tribal governments increased capacity or access to funding to mitigate wildfires.

requirement

Affects: Federal land management agencies; Secretary of Agriculture (NRCS); Secretary of Homeland Security (FEMA); U.S. Fire Administration; States; local governments; Tribal governments

Study must examine activities carried out under subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, including how to improve their effectiveness at mitigating wildfire.

requirement

Affects: Federal land management agencies; States; parties involved in Healthy Forests Restoration Act activities

Study must examine whether enactment of subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act has increased the access of Federal land management agencies and States to funding to mitigate wildfires.

requirement

Affects: Federal land management agencies; States

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Impact Analysis

Who is affected and how:

State, local, and Tribal governments: May benefit from clearer identification of funding and administrative barriers and from recommendations that could improve access to federal programs or streamline approvals for cross‑boundary projects.
Federal land and resource management agencies (e.g., agencies that manage federal forests and lands): The study will examine their authorities and programs; findings could prompt administrative changes or future legislation affecting agency coordination and program design.
Private landowners and communities adjacent to federal lands: Could see indirect benefits if recommendations lead to easier joint projects, more funding, or quicker approvals for coordinated fuel reduction and mitigation across boundaries.
Contractors, NGOs, and local practitioners who implement mitigation projects: May gain from recommendations that simplify contracting, permitting, or funding pathways and improve program capacity.

Short‑term effects: the bill creates an analytical report and recommendations; it imposes no immediate regulatory changes or funding.

Medium‑ to long‑term effects: the study could lead Congress or agencies to amend laws, change program rules, or reallocate funds to better support cross‑boundary wildfire mitigation; such future changes could increase the pace and scale of coordinated mitigation efforts and reduce wildfire risk for communities and infrastructure.

Risks and limits: the study itself does not guarantee policy change or new funding. Implementation of recommendations would require further agency action or separate legislative measures.

Equity and Tribal considerations: because the study explicitly includes Tribal entities, it can surface barriers specific to Tribal governments and recommend targeted fixes to improve Tribal participation in cross‑boundary projects.

House Votes

Vote Data Not Available

Senate Votes

Pending Committee

June 11, 2025 (8 months ago)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Presidential Signature

Signature Data Not Available

ColoradorepresentativeJoseph Neguse

HR-3922 · Bill

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

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Last progress June 11, 2025 (8 months ago)