United States · Bill · S
S. 2670 (107th)
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2002
Introduced
24 June 2002
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Status
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Summary
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to: (1) establish three Institutes (one each in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado) to promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and improve the health of forest and woodland ecosystems; and (2) provide assistance to the Institutes to promote the use of such management. Defines adaptive ecosystem management as a natural resource management process under which planning, implementation, monitoring, research, evaluation, and incorporation of new knowledge are combined into a management approach that is: (1) based on scientific findings and the needs of society; and (2) used to modify future management methods and policy. Prescribes requirements for cooperation among the Institutes and Federal programs relating to ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and wildfire management technologies.
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11 official files
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 November 2002
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 November 2002
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 22 November 2002
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 22 November 2002
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 20 November 2002
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 8 October 2002
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 8 October 2002
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 8 October 2002
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2002
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2002
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 June 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2670
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2670