The Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act allows the Secretary of Agriculture to waive matching funds for projects responding to wildland fires.
The Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act ensures that parties affected by wildland fires resulting from management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System land are eligible to receive 100 percent funding for remediating damages under authorized Federal recovery programs. The Act allows the Secretary of Agriculture to waive any matching fund requirement for projects responding to these fires. This waiver applies to any wildland fire determined to be a result of management activities on National Forest System land.
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