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Wildfire Recovery Act

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 13, 2022
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, the Wildfire Recovery Act ensures that communities affected by wildfire disasters are treated similarly as communities affected by other disasters.

The bill provides parity by making a Federal cost share amount adjustable for Fire Management Assistance Grants, ensuring it is consistent with other FEMA assistance programs at 75 percent.

H.R. 1066 also clarifies the ability for Fire Management Assistance Grants to help communities recover after wildfire disasters and rebuild their infrastructure.

I thank my colleagues, including Mr. LaMalfa of California, who is a cosponsor, for their leadership on this legislation.

In closing, I urge support of this legislation, thank our colleagues for cosponsoring, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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