Sec. 7. Community planning assistance for at-risk communities
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretaries shall develop and publish a map depicting at-risk communities, including tribal communities. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretaries shall provide financial assistance to at-risk communities adjacent to Federal land (including land held in trust for Indian tribes), including through States, to assist the at-risk communities in planning and preparing for wildfire, including— cosponsoring and supporting the expansion of— the Firewise Program; the Ready, Set, Go program; the Living with Wildfire program; or programs similar to the programs referred to in subparagraphs
(A)through (C); supporting the development, updating, and implementation of community wildfire protection plans; carrying out risk assessments and creating maps that depict wildfire risk to assist in planning for response and suppression resource needs and implementing hazardous fuel treatment programs; sharing costs to create defensible space for a distance of not less than 100 feet around a residence that was built before the date of enactment of this Act; and planning and implementing cross-boundary hazardous fuels reduction projects as identified in a community wildfire protection plan. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this section for each fiscal year.