Study on wildfire management plans

(a) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report thereon to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, on wildfire management plans. (b) Contents In the report submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include the following: (1) A list and description of States that have a completed forest management plan, wildland management plan, or any similar plan intended to guide actions the State plans to take to mitigate the risk of wildfires with respect to non-Federal lands. (2) A description of States that have a high risk of wildfires. (3) For the States described in paragraph (2)— (A) a list of the States that have completed a plan described in paragraph (1); and (B) a description of whether such plan is effective at mitigating the risk of wildfires. (4) An analysis of whether each State with a plan described in paragraph (1) follows such plan and makes available adequate resources to meet the goals of such plan. (5) An analysis of whether any Federal funding for hazard mitigation provided to States with a high risk of wildfires is used to carry out activities related to mitigating the risk of wildfires. (6) For wildfires that occurred during the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, in States that did not have a plan described in paragraph (1), an analysis as to whether damage from such wildfires may have been reduced if such States had such a plan in place. (7) A comparison of the plans listed under paragraph (1) and an identification of best practices and areas for improvement. (8) Recommendations on whether incentives are needed in Federal funding for States to develop plans described in paragraph (1) and follow such plans.