Fire-Safe Communities Act

A bill to promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes.

11/16/2007--Introduced.
Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as:
(1) specifications for construction materials and techniques for use in such communities; and
(2) standards for roads, culverts, and bridges.
Authorizes the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modify, for a municipality at risk, the requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program related to the provision of a non-federal share of funds, so that if such a municipality has adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant progress toward implementing it, the Under Secretary may reduce the required non-federal share to 10% of the grant amount.
Directs the Under Secretary to provide grants to:
(1) municipalities at risk to encourage responsible development in state-identified fire-prone regions and to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires; and
(2) states to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.
Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to:
(1) include as a purpose of the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of local governments to integrate fire-resistant community and home design into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush clearing ordinances; and
(2) authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-safe communities located near federal land.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2390

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 16, 2007

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• Introduced on Nov 16, 2007.
• Nov 16, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14628-14630)
• Nov 16, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5218

Related Issue Areas:

• Emergency management
• Administrative procedure
• Bridges
• Budgets
• 24 more
• Building construction
• Building laws
• Building materials
• Department of Homeland Security
• Executive departments
• Fire prevention
• Forest fires
• Government information
• Grants-in-aid
• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Law
• Local laws
• Maps
• National forests
• Natural resources
• Public lands
• Road construction
• Standards
• State and local government
• State laws
• Transportation
• Urban affairs
• Zoning and zoning law

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April 15, 2008 S. 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act

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Related Bills:. S.2390. Related Issue Areas:. Zoning and zoning law · Urban affairs · Transportation · State laws · 25 more · State and local government · Standards · Road construction · Public lands

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November 29, 2007 EarthNews » Archive » Senate bill aims for ‘fire safe’ zoning ...

In order to get communities to play ball, Feinstein’s bill (S. 2390) would give them more money from the federal government when fires do come. Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reimburses 75 percent of the firefighting ...

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