ACRES Act
Sponsored By: Representative Tiffany
Passed House
Summary
Standardized, transparent accounting of hazardous fuels reduction acres. The law requires USDA and Interior to count treated acres, standardize how they track and verify that data, and publish results publicly.
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- Federal land managers: USDA and the Department of the Interior must include an annual budget report that counts each acre treated once and shows whether it is in the wildland-urban interface, the wildfire risk level at the start and end of the year, types of activities, cost per acre, region, and effectiveness. They must implement standardized tracking procedures within 90 days and send Congress a description and recommendations within 2 weeks after implementation.
- Communities near treated lands: Reports must distinguish acres inside the wildland-urban interface and separate partial-interface treatments, giving clearer data about work done near towns and homes.
- Public transparency: Each annual report must be posted on the USDA and Interior websites so the public can see where and how fuels reduction occurred.
- Oversight: The Government Accountability Office must study how the law is implemented and report to Congress within 2 years.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Public reports on wildfire fuel work
If enacted, the Agriculture and Interior Departments would set a standard system to track hazardous fuels work within 90 days. Starting with the first fiscal year after enactment, they would add a yearly report to the President’s Budget on acres treated. Each acre would be counted once and labeled with location in the wildland‑urban interface, fire risk at the start and end, type of work, cost per acre, and the region or unit. The report would also say whether the work reduced wildfire risk. These reports would be posted on both agencies’ websites.
No new funds for wildfire tracking
This bill would not approve new money for these reporting and tracking rules. Agencies could only carry them out if Congress already provided funds in advance. This could limit or slow the work, depending on future budgets.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tiffany
WI • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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