S. 2015
June 10, 2025
Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; TITLE I—USE OF FUNDS; 101. Definition of prescribed fire; 102. Prescribed fire funding; 103. Policies and practices; 104. Collaborative Prescribed Fire Program; TITLE II—FACILITATING IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTREACH; 201. Cooperative agreements and contracts; 202. Human resources; 203. Liability of prescribed fire managers; 204. Environmental review; 205. Prescribed fire education program; TITLE III—REPORTING; 301. Annual reports to National Fire Planning and Operations Database; 302. Annual implementation report
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,