Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Oct 1, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Oct 1, 2024
Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring, and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires.
Timeline · 2 actions
Oct 1, 2024
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.