Community wildfire risk reduction program

(a) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly establish an interagency program to be known as the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program that shall consist of at least one representative from each of the following: (1) The Office of Wildland Fire of the Department of the Interior. (2) The National Park Service. (3) The Bureau of Land Management. (4) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (5) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. (6) The Forest Service. (7) The Federal Emergency Management Agency. (8) The United States Fire Administration. (9) The National Institute of Standards and Technology. (10) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (b) Purpose The purpose of the program established under subsection (a) is to support interagency coordination in reducing the risk of, and the damages resulting from, wildfires in communities (including tribal communities) in the wildland-urban interface through— (1) advancing research and science in wildfire resilience and land management, including support for non-Federal research partnerships; (2) supporting adoption by Indian Tribes and local governmental entities of fire-resistant building methods, codes, and standards; (3) supporting efforts by Indian Tribes or local governmental entities to address the effects of wildland fire on such communities, including property damages, air quality, and water quality; (4) encouraging public-private partnerships to conduct hazardous fuels management activities in the wildland-urban interface; (5) providing technical and financial assistance targeted towards communities, including tribal communities, through streamlined and unified technical assistance and grant management mechanisms, including the portal and grant application established under subsection (c), to— (A) encourage critical risk reduction measures on private property with high wildfire risk exposure in such communities; and (B) mitigate costs for and improve capacity among such communities. (c) Portal and uniform grant application (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretaries and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish a portal through which a person may submit a single, uniform application for any of the following: (A) A community wildfire defense grant under section 40803(f) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(f)). (B) An emergency management performance grant under section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 761). (C) A grant under section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). (D) A grant under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a). (E) Financial or technical assistance or a grant under sections 203, 205, 404, 406, or 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5135, 5170c, 5172, 5187). (2) Simplification of application In establishing the portal and application under paragraph (1), the Secretaries and the Administrator shall seek to reduce the complexity and length of the application process for the grants described in paragraph (1). (3) Technical assistance The Secretaries shall provide technical assistance to communities or persons seeking to apply for financial assistance through the portal using the application established under paragraph (1). (d) Sunset The program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

(a) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly establish an interagency program to be known as the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program that shall consist of at least one representative from each of the following: (1) The Office of Wildland Fire of the Department of the Interior. (2) The National Park Service. (3) The Bureau of Land Management. (4) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (5) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. (6) The Forest Service. (7) The Federal Emergency Management Agency. (8) The United States Fire Administration. (9) The National Institute of Standards and Technology. (10) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (b) Purpose The purpose of the program established under subsection (a) is to support interagency coordination in reducing the risk of, and the damages resulting from, wildfires in communities (including tribal communities) in the wildland-urban interface through— (1) advancing research and science in wildfire resilience and land management, including support for non-Federal research partnerships; (2) supporting adoption by Indian Tribes and local governmental entities of fire-resistant building methods, codes, and standards; (3) supporting efforts by Indian Tribes or local governmental entities to address the effects of wildland fire on such communities, including property damages, air quality, and water quality; (4) encouraging public-private partnerships to conduct hazardous fuels management activities in the wildland-urban interface; (5) providing technical and financial assistance targeted towards communities, including tribal communities, through streamlined and unified technical assistance and grant management mechanisms, including the portal and grant application established under subsection (c), to— (A) encourage critical risk reduction measures on private property with high wildfire risk exposure in such communities; and (B) mitigate costs for and improve capacity among such communities. (c) Portal and uniform grant application (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretaries and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish a portal through which a person may submit a single, uniform application for any of the following: (A) A community wildfire defense grant under section 40803(f) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(f)). (B) An emergency management performance grant under section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 761). (C) A grant under section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). (D) A grant under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a). (E) Financial or technical assistance or a grant under sections 203, 205, 404, 406, or 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5135, 5170c, 5172, 5187). (2) Simplification of application In establishing the portal and application under paragraph (1), the Secretaries and the Administrator shall seek to reduce the complexity and length of the application process for the grants described in paragraph (1). (3) Technical assistance The Secretaries shall provide technical assistance to communities or persons seeking to apply for financial assistance through the portal using the application established under paragraph (1). (d) Sunset The program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.