Wildfire Response Enhancement Act

To remove a restriction on the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with any Federal agency to acquire goods and services directly related to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies.

Subjects

Emergency Management

Summary

Wildfire Response Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to place an order with any Federal agency for goods or services directly related to fighting wildfires if the goods or services are necessary to properly respond to a wildfire without regard to a provision requiring a prior determination that the goods or services cannot be provided by contract as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise.

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Legislative Actions

2002-07-23
Introduced in House
2002-07-23
Introduced in House
2002-07-23
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Government Reform, 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.
2002-07-23
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Government Reform, 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.
2002-07-23
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Government Reform, 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.
2002-07-23
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Government Reform, 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.
2002-07-31
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
2002-07-31
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
2002-07-31
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
2002-07-31
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2002-10-10
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2002-10-24
Executive Comment Received from Interior.

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