Burnt Area Recovery

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service

 

Description:

Funding to repair damaged landscapes and infrastructure following a wildfire event.

Bill Section:

Division J

New or Existing:

Existing

Potential Cost:     

$225,000,000

TCS Notes:

This funding is available for post-fire restoration activities that are implemented within ten years after the ignition of a wildfire. Funding for burned area rehabilitation provided elsewhere in the IIJA (Section 40803(c)(16)) may be spent on actions implemented not later than three years after the date that a wildland fire is contained: Source

Other TCS Resources:

Clearing the Smoke: A Closer Look at Federal Spending and Programs on Wildfire