Wildfire Prevention and Recovery Act

This bill would allow the Secretary of the Army to periodically conduct wildfire risk assessments for federally authorized dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure run by the Army Corps of Engineers in Arizona. The goal stated in the bill is to reduce risk and recovery costs tied to wildfires and their aftermath. Each assessment would have to identify wildfire risks to the Corps' work, such as flood control, hydropower, and water supply. It would also have to identify risks to nearby communities if a dam failed, problems from sediment and debris after fires, existing data from other agencies, and strategies to prepare for and respond to wildfire risk.

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Sponsors

• Mark Kelly Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors