Introduced in Senate
Post-Wildfire Environmental Emergency Assistance Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Post-Wildfire Environmental Emergency Assistance Act.
SEC. 2. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCETrack this section →
Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and control and inserting control, and remediation; (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Debris removal (1) In general Whether or not a major disaster is declared, the President may provide assistance under this section to clear debris and wreckage from publicly and privately owned lands and waters resulting from a fire described in subsection (a). (2) EPA assistance In providing assistance to a State or local government for debris removal under this section involving hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to section 3001(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(b)), a hazardous substance described or listed pursuant to sections 101 and 102 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601, 9602), or a hazardous substance described in section 302.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation), the President may direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide, with or without reimbursement, the authorities and resources granted to the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory services) to assist the State or local government with the debris removal..