Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015”.
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015
A BILL
To authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires.
Sec. 2 Wildfire mitigation assistance
In general— Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Hazard mitigation assistance—The President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under this section, whether or not a major disaster had been declared.”
Conforming amendments— The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended—
in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))—
by inserting before the first period “, or any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under section 420”; and
in the third sentence, by inserting “or event under section 420” after “major disaster” each place that term appears; and
in section 322(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by inserting “or event under section 420” after “major disaster” each place that term appears.