Sec. 105. Fireshed assessments
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, in cooperation with the Governor with whom the Secretary concerned enters into an agreement under section 104(a), if applicable, shall conduct a fireshed assessment in accordance with this section with respect to each fireshed management area designated in the applicable State or area of Tribal land. Each fireshed assessment under subsection
(a)shall— identify— using the best available science, wildfire exposure risks within the applicable fireshed management area, including scenario planning and wildfire hazard mapping and models; and each at-risk community within the fireshed management area; identify the types of fireshed management projects that could benefit the fireshed management area, with an emphasis on reducing— wildfire exposure and corresponding risk to communities, including risk to life, critical infrastructure, and other structures; wildfire exposure and corresponding risk to municipal watersheds, including Tribal water supplies and systems; risk of vegetation type conversion due to wildfire; wildfire risk for wildlife habitats, including habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); wildfire risk to resources of an Indian Tribe, as defined by the Indian Tribe; or any combination of purposes described in clauses
(i)through (v); and include, with respect to the applicable fireshed management area— a strategy for reducing the threat of wildfire— to protect at-risk communities in the wildland-urban interface on Federal and non-Federal land; to improve the effectiveness of wildfire firefighting, particularly the effectiveness of fuels treatments that would improve wildfire firefighter safety during wildfires; and to reduce risk to wildlife habitats, including habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); a timeline for the implementation of fireshed management projects; long-term benchmark goals for the completion of fireshed management projects in the highest wildfire exposure areas to ensure that those fireshed management projects contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and resilient landscapes; a strategy to ensure that fireshed management projects comply with applicable forest plans and incorporate the best available science; and a strategy for maximizing the retention of late-successional forests, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease, and reduce the risk or extent of, or increase resilience to, wildfires. To the maximum extent practicable, a fireshed assessment shall incorporate and build on information, planning, and strategies contained in relevant forest plans, State forest action plans, watershed management plans, community wildfire protection plans, and similar locally led landscape-scale planning documents. In addition to the parties to an applicable agreement described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall coordinate with States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, and other entities that are parties to an agreement under section 104(c) within a fireshed management area in conducting the fireshed assessment under paragraph (1). In carrying out a fireshed assessment under this section, the Secretary concerned shall provide an opportunity for public participation during the 45-day period beginning on the date of initiation of the assessment, including— publication of information regarding the development of the assessment— on a website maintained by the Secretary concerned; and at convenient locations within the applicable fireshed management area; and at least 1 public meeting. Each fireshed assessment under subsection
(a)shall be— regularly updated based on the best available science, subject to the requirements of subsection (d)(2); and made publicly available on 1 or more websites maintained by the Secretary concerned, including the Fireshed Registry. In carrying out a fireshed assessment under this section, the Secretary concerned may enter into memoranda of understanding with other Federal departments and agencies (including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), States, Indian Tribes, private entities, or research or educational institutions to improve, with respect to the assessment, the use and integration of— advanced remote sensing and geospatial technologies; statistical modeling and analysis; or any other technology or combination of technologies and analyses that the Secretary concerned determines will benefit the quality of information in the assessment. In using the best available science for a fireshed assessment under this section, the Secretary concerned and the applicable Governor shall incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable— traditional ecological knowledge from Indian Tribes; data from State forest action plans and State wildfire risk assessments; data from the Fireshed Registry; and data from other Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments or agencies. A fireshed assessment under this section shall not be subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).
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