§1856o — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Agriculture or Interior Secretary may use money set aside for wildfire protection to carry out authorized activities or to pay reimbursements under this law. They cannot spend those funds to hire foreign firefighting teams unless they first find that no U.S. firefighting resources, including personnel, are reasonably available.

Title 42, §1856o

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Funds available to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for wildfire protection resources in connection with activities under the jurisdiction of such Secretary may be used to carry out activities authorized under agreements or otherwise under this subchapter, or for reimbursements authorized under this subchapter: Provided, That no such funds may be expended for wildfire protection resources (including personnel) provided by a foreign fire organization for wildfire suppression activities unless the Secretary determines that no wildfire protection resources (including personnel) within the United States are reasonably available to provide wildfire suppression.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5 of Pub. L. 100–428 was classified to section 1856p of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–11.

Amendments

2011—Pub. L. 112–74, § 411(6), substituted “under this subchapter” for “under section 1856n(c) of this title”, “wildfire protection resources (including personnel)” for “wildfire protection resources or personnel” in two places, and “provide wildfire suppression” for “provide wildfire protection” and inserted “for wildfire suppression activities” before “unless”.

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