Post-fire management and recovery

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall establish 1 or more permanent Burned Area Emergency Response Teams (referred to in this section as a BAER Team) to coordinate immediate post-wildfire emergency stabilization and erosion planning efforts. (b) Requirements A BAER Team shall— (1) survey the landscape affected by a wildfire to determine burn severity; (2) identify and remove, as necessary, dead or dying trees that may pose an immediate hazard to individuals, communities, or critical infrastructure; (3) stabilize or remove hazardous materials resulting from a wildfire that may pose an immediate hazard to individuals, communities, or the environment; (4) conduct emergency landscape stabilization and erosion prevention work, prioritizing efforts that ensure public safety; (5) prevent the proliferation and spread of invasive species; (6) assist with informing the public of hazards resulting from a wildfire; (7) collaborate, as necessary, with activities under section 303; and (8) conduct such other work as the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary. (c) Duration To the maximum extent practicable, a BAER Team shall coordinate and respond to immediate post-wildfire emergency stabilization and erosion planning needs for a period of not more than 1 year after the date of containment of a wildfire. (d) Funding The Secretary concerned may use to carry out this section funds made available by section 40803(c)(16) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(c)(16)).