Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2023

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 21 To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the definition of the term ‘‘at-risk community’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2023 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- trition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the definition of the term ‘‘at-risk community’’. 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 ‘‘Community Wildfire 4 Protection Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AT-RISK COMMUNITY. 6 Section 101(1)(A) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 7 Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)(A)) is amended— 8 (1) by striking ‘‘is comprised of—’’ in the mat- 9 ter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:19 Jan 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S21.IS S21 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 21 IS ‘‘a group’’ in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘comprises a 1 group’’; and 2 (2) by striking ‘‘within or adjacent to Federal 3 land;’’ and inserting a semicolon. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:19 Jan 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S21.IS S21 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS