US Congress House Bill 6519 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a process for the expedited consideration of a permit application submitted by the owner of eligible private property to remove vegetation on federal land adjacent to the property to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire that would threaten a residential structure on such property. Requires the final decision on an application for a vegetation removal permit to be made no later than 14 days after the application is received. Prohibits a vegetation removal permit from authorizing vegetation removal activities by a private landowner on federal land more than 100 feet beyond the boundary or boundaries shared by such land and the eligible private property. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to make a grant to a recipient of a vegetation removal permit to help cover up to 25% of the vegetation removal costs.

Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act

Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]
Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2012-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2012-09-21	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2012-09-21	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2012-09-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6519/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6519/BILLS-112hr6519ih.pdf