Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act

To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.

3/6/2008--Introduced.
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (the Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated for the predicted annual workload for such activities. Provides for amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretaries only after such Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding through the Fund. Directs such Secretaries to establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame Fund.
Requires such Secretaries to:
(1) annually report on the use of the funds from the Flame Fund, together with recommendations that the Secretaries may have to improve administrative control and oversight of the Fund; and
(2) submit a report that contains a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, consistent with the recommendations of the Comptroller General reports regarding such issue.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
• and 56 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Agriculture
• 3 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Budget
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5541

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 06, 2008

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• Jun 27, 2008: House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2008.
• Jun 27, 2008: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2008.
• Jun 10, 2008: House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 27, 2008.
• Jun 10, 2008: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 27, 2008.
• Jun 10, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-704, Part I.
• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
• Added to calendar on Apr 17, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Apr 17, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 10, 2008: Committee Hearings Held.
• Mar 06, 2008: Referred to House Budget
• Mar 06, 2008: Referred to House Agriculture
• Mar 06, 2008: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Mar 06, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, 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.
• Mar 06, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E331-332)
• Introduced on Mar 06, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Natural resources
• Government trust funds
• Fire prevention
• Emergency management
• 4 more
• Congressional reporting requirements
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• Budgets
• Public lands

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March 31, 2008 Wildland Firefighting and the USFS Budget

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May 06, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE - HR 5541

HR 5541 would establish the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund) to finance some fire suppression activities managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). ...

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HR 5541 would provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, and it would require the Secretary of the Interior and ...

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April 23, 2008 [greenvibrations] 331 - Earth's Tree News

(FLAME), HR 5541, was introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Representative. Nick Rahall II (D-WV); Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public ...

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