U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024
§ 1748b.
Cohesive wildfire management strategy
(a)
Strategy required
(b)
Elements of strategy
The strategy required by subsection (a) shall provide for—
(1)
the identification of the most cost-effective means for allocating fire management budget resources;
(2)
the reinvestment in non-fire programs by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3)
employing the appropriate management response to wildfires;
(4)
assessing the level of risk to communities;
(5)
the allocation of hazardous fuels reduction funds based on the priority of hazardous fuels reduction projects;
(6)
assessing the impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of wildfire; and
(7)
studying the effects of invasive species on wildfire risk.
(c)
Revision
(Pub. L. 111–88, div. A, title V, § 503, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2971.)
cite as: 43 USC 1748b