H. Res. 279 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1)

allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States;

(2)

the bravery of the men and women who risk their lives to extinguish these conflagrations should never be questioned;

(3)

a healthy forest policy must include prescribed thinning;

(4)

funding to fight and prevent wildfires is essential to public safety, environmental protection, and economic growth;

(5)

people who live in or near national forests in the United States have a right to expect the greatest possible protection for their homes and property;

(6)

the Government should not continue to acquire more land when hundreds of millions of acres already controlled by the Government are mismanaged; and

(7)

the Forest Service should proactively manage Federal forest lands in a manner that—

(A)

protects life and property;

(B)

prevents catastrophic wildfire;

(C)

promotes forest and watershed health; and

(D)

creates jobs and economic development in the forest products industry.

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Jun 26, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Gardner) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

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