Bill > HR9682

This bill, the Ending Major Borderland Environmental Ruin from Wildfires (EMBER) Act, aims to mitigate environmental degradation and wildland fires caused by illegal immigration along the southern border of the United States. It establishes the "Southern Border Fuels Management Initiative" to reduce hazardous fuels, address invasive species, and install fuel breaks along the southern border. The bill also requires the Secretary concerned (the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture) to establish policies and protocols to prevent wildfires and environmental damage caused by undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border. Additionally, the bill mandates a report to Congress on these policies and incidents of environmental degradation and wildfires, as well as an updated report from the Government Accountability Office on federal law enforcement resources supporting wildland fire management activities.