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This bill requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to provide more detailed and transparent annual reports about hazardous fuels reduction activities on federal lands. Specifically, the bill mandates that these agencies include in the President's budget materials a comprehensive report detailing the acres of land where fire prevention work was conducted, including specific information such as location within wildland-urban interfaces, wildfire risk levels, types of fuel reduction activities, cost per acre, and effectiveness in reducing fire risks. The bill also requires the agencies to implement standardized data collection procedures within 90 days, including regular data reviews, verification methods, and analysis of short and long-term wildfire risk reduction. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) must conduct a study within two years to evaluate the implementation of these requirements. The bill defines hazardous fuels reduction activities as vegetation management techniques like mechanical treatments and prescribed burning, aimed at reducing wildfire risks. Importantly, the bill specifies that no additional funding is authorized, meaning these new reporting and tracking requirements must be accomplished using existing resources.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/204/all-info