Sens. Wyden, Risch, Merkley, Heinrich Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Wildfire Funding Fix in Senate Bill
As wildfire season rages across
A wildfire funding fix similar to the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, which Wyden and Sen.
Just like the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, the wildfire funding fix included in the new legislation would end the cycle of underfunding fire suppression that currently forces federal agencies to steal from fire prevention to fight fires.
"Over the years, we have worked to fix fire borrowing in any way we could find," Wyden, Risch, Merkley and Heinrich wrote in a letter to Crapo and Sen.
"Along with the reauthorization of these flood and disaster programs, the Committee also included a provision of great interest to us - a wildfire funding fix. We write to strongly urge you to ensure this provision remains in the final bill as it is considered by the Committee and in the full
The language included in the
According to the
A copy of the letter is here (https://www.wyden.senate.gov/download/?id=4ACBBAEC-D059-4AEC-9A6D-4EA2963BD9F3&download=1).
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