Amendment clarifies that the FLAME fund can be used for containment activities to prevent a burning fire from reaching dangerously infested areas which can increase the risk of intensification and spread of the wildfire.

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Amendment Number
51
Description
Amendment clarifies that the FLAME fund can be used for containment activities to prevent a burning fire from reaching dangerously infested areas which can increase the risk of intensification and spread of the wildfire.
Purpose
Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-52 to clarify that authorized suppression activities for the Flame Fund include containment activities in response to crisis insect infestations to reduce the likelihood of wildfires.
Congress
111
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 26, 2009
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Perlmutter amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 420 - 0 (Roll no. 157).
Latest Action Time
11:48:45
Submitted Date
Mar 26, 2009
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 5, 2020
Amendment 51 — Informed