Sec. 1083. Modification of authority to transfer aircraft to other departments for wildfire suppression purposes
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Paragraph
(1)of subsection
(a)of section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 881) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking of— and all that follows and inserting of the seven demilitarized HC–130H aircraft specified in subparagraph
(B)to the Secretary of the Air Force. ; by striking subparagraph (B); and by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (B). Paragraph
(2)of such subsection is amended— in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking to the Secretary of Agriculture and all that follows and inserting to the State of California, Natural Resources Agency, for use by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for firefighting purposes. ; and in subparagraph (C)— by striking unless, by reimbursable order and all that follows through such modifications in each of clauses
(i)and (ii); in clause (i), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $7,500,000 ; and in clause (ii), by striking $130,000,000 and inserting $150,000,000 . The second sentence of paragraph
(3)of such subsection is amended by striking under paragraph (2)(A)(ii). and inserting pursuant to this subsection before the date of the enactment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. If the Governor of California identifies fewer than seven aircraft to be acquired for firefighting purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security may retain title and disposition of the HC-130H aircraft not included in the transfer. . Subsection
(c)of such section is amended by inserting or the Governor of California after Secretary of Agriculture each place it appears. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, acting for the Forest Service, transfer to the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Governor of California, as appropriate, any initial spares and necessary ground support equipment for HC–130H aircraft that were transferred to the Secretary pursuant to section 1098(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 before the date of the enactment of this Act. No action may be taken to transfer any aircraft pursuant to section 1098(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 881), as amended by this section, unless the Governor of the State of California submits to the Secretary of Defense certification in writing of the number of HC-130H aircraft that the State of California requests to be transferred pursuant to such section for firefighting purposes. If the Governor of California fails to submit the certification under paragraph
(1)before the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)of section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 881), as amended by this section shall have no force or effect; and the Secretary of Homeland Security may retain title and disposition of the HC-130H aircraft specified in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection.
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Sec. 1083
Modification of authority to transfer aircraft to other departments for wildfire suppression purposes
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