Slip-on tanker units

(a) Financial assistance for acquisition of firefighting slip-on tanker units Section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)) is amended by inserting and Indian Tribes after local governments. (b) Reporting requirement (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an annual report on the implementation of section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)), including a description of— (A) the total number of slip-on tanker units purchased with financial assistance provided by the Secretary of the Interior under that section in the preceding year, by State; (B) the number of requests received by the Secretary of the Interior for financial assistance under that section to purchase slip-on tanker units in the preceding year; and (C) any barriers identified by the Secretary of the Interior to the ability of local governments and Indian Tribes to participate in the pilot program established under that section. (2) Timing (A) Initial report The Secretary of the Interior shall submit the first report required under paragraph (1) not later than October 1, 2026. (B) Sunset The requirements of this subsection shall expire on October 1, 2028. (c) Integration into wildfire response The Secretaries, in coordination with recipients of financial assistance for slip-on tanker units provided under section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)), shall— (1) in coordination with the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration, promulgate guidance for the mobilization of slip-on tanker units for wildfire response; (2) as practicable, incorporate mobilized slip-on tanker units into resource tracking systems; and (3) collaborate with the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration regarding any necessary training for operators of slip-on tanker units.

(a) Financial assistance for acquisition of firefighting slip-on tanker units Section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)) is amended by inserting and Indian Tribes after local governments. (b) Reporting requirement (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an annual report on the implementation of section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)), including a description of— (A) the total number of slip-on tanker units purchased with financial assistance provided by the Secretary of the Interior under that section in the preceding year, by State; (B) the number of requests received by the Secretary of the Interior for financial assistance under that section to purchase slip-on tanker units in the preceding year; and (C) any barriers identified by the Secretary of the Interior to the ability of local governments and Indian Tribes to participate in the pilot program established under that section. (2) Timing (A) Initial report The Secretary of the Interior shall submit the first report required under paragraph (1) not later than October 1, 2026. (B) Sunset The requirements of this subsection shall expire on October 1, 2028. (c) Integration into wildfire response The Secretaries, in coordination with recipients of financial assistance for slip-on tanker units provided under section 40803(c)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(5)), shall— (1) in coordination with the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration, promulgate guidance for the mobilization of slip-on tanker units for wildfire response; (2) as practicable, incorporate mobilized slip-on tanker units into resource tracking systems; and (3) collaborate with the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration regarding any necessary training for operators of slip-on tanker units.