The Senate Appropriations bill for the Department of Interior passed the Senate floor
"Once again
"The already-devastating fire season in
Merkley is the only
Key elements of the appropriations bill that will impact
Forest Health Restoration and Collaboration: The bill includes funding increases for several programs that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires on public and private lands.
Wildfire Management: In 2017 federal agencies spent
In the 2018 spending bill, Merkley and Wyden fought to include a fix to address "fire borrowing," allowing federal agencies to use disaster money to fund fire suppression efforts rather than taking funds from fire prevention and other forest management programs to fight wildfires. However, in a compromise with the
Columbia River Basin Restoration Program: The
Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT): The bill includes
Water Infrastructure: Critical water infrastructure loan programs under the
Tribal Programs: The
The bill passed the floor on Wednesday. The next step for the bill is to be merged with a counterpart bill from the
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