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§1474a Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; Amounts Considered “emergency Requirements”
Title 43 › Chapter 31— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › § 1474a
Summary
Starting November 13, 1991, and beginning with fiscal year 1993, only emergency rehabilitation and wildfire‑fighting costs that are greater than the average of those costs for the previous ten years count as emergency requirements. Those excess amounts are designated as emergency requirements from November 13, 1991 onward.
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Title 43, §1474a
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On and after November 13, 1991, beginning in fiscal year 1993, and in each year thereafter, only amounts for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities that are in excess of the average of such costs for the previous ten years shall be considered “emergency requirements” pursuant to section 901(b)(2)(D) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 2, and such amounts shall on and after November 13, 1991, be so designated.
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References in Text
Section 901 of title 2, referred to in text, was amended by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10203(a)(4), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 699, and by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 101, Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 241. As so amended, section 901(b)(2)(D) of title 2 no longer refers to “emergency requirements”.
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43 U.S.C. § 1474a
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Apr 5, 2026
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