I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4094 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, acting through the Administrator of the United States Fire Administra- tion, to submit to Congress a report regarding the age and condition of fire stations in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 30, 2019 Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency, acting through the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, to submit to Con- gress a report regarding the age and condition of fire stations in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Station Infra- 4 structure Safety Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Aug 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4094.IH H4094 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4094 IH SEC. 2. REPORT ON FIRE STATIONS. 1 Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 2 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer- 3 gency Management Agency, acting through the Adminis- 4 trator of the United States Fire Administration, shall sub- 5 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 6 relating to fire stations in the United States, including— 7 (1) the age and condition of all Federal, State, 8 and local fire stations; 9 (2) whether there have been investments within 10 the last 15 years to remodel a fire station with Fed- 11 eral, State, or local funds; 12 (3) if investments described under paragraph 13 (2) occurred, the nature and details of such invest- 14 ments; 15 (4) whether the condition of a fire station im- 16 pairs the ability of a fire service to protect property 17 and maintain the safety and welfare of the public; 18 and 19 (5) whether the condition of a fire station nega- 20 tively impacts the health and safety of the personnel 21 of a fire service. 22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 23 In this Act: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Aug 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4094.IH H4094 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4094 IH (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 1 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 2 mittees’’ means— 3 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 4 and the Committee on Transportation and In- 5 frastructure of the House of Representatives; 6 and 7 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 8 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 9 on Environment and Public Works of the Sen- 10 ate. 11 (2) FIRE STATION.—The term ‘‘fire station’’ 12 means the physical building and other infrastructure 13 used by a fire service. 14 (3) FIRE SERVICE; STATE; LOCAL.—The terms 15 ‘‘fire service’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘local’’ have the mean- 16 ings given such terms in section 4 of the Federal 17 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 18 2202). 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Aug 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4094.IH H4094 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS