119-hr1356

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1356 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1356

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage 
 from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 13, 2025

 Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage 
 from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Mudslide Recovery Act''.

SEC. 2. MUDSLIDE RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall jointly 
establish a pilot grant program to make grants on a competitive basis 
to eligible recipients to implement innovative solutions to repair the 
damage caused by mudslides that occur after a wildland fire.

    (b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretaries concerned an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretaries concerned jointly determine is 
appropriate.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

    (1) Eligible recipient.--The term ``eligible recipient'' 
 means--
        (A) a State, an Indian Tribe, or a forestry agency 
 of a State or Indian Tribe;
        (B) a local government;
            (C) a fire department; and
            (D) a non-profit organization, including a 
 homeowner association that assists communities located 
 in an area with a risk of wildland fires.

    (2) Secretaries concerned.--The term ``Secretaries 
 concerned'' means the Secretary of the Interior and the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
 Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the 
 United States.
            (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2032.
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