Full Committee Markup of H.R. 5781, H.R. 1437, and H.R. 5324

Full Committee Markup of:

H.R. 5781, the National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act - Favorably reported to the House by voice vote

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Lofgren (D-CA) - passed by voice vote
Amendment #01 offered by Rep. Obernolte (R-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Ensures that the new National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program considers and informs land management services. Any coordinated Federal effort should explicitly try to inform, support, and complement those conservation practices which protect lives and property.
Amendment #02 offered by Rep. Perlmutter (D-CO) - passed by voice vote
- Amends the strategic plan to include a description of opportunities for multi-hazard approaches to building design.
Amendment #01 offered by Rep. Casten (D-IL) - passed by voice vote
- Requires an assessment of the need for a National Academies of Science to identify research areas for further study.
Amendment #02 offered by Ranking Member Lucas (R-OK) - passed by voice vote
- Establishes an advisory committee of non-government stakeholders for the interagency coordinating committee established in this bill to rectify the fact that these stakeholders were not included in the original legislation.
Amendment #023 offered by Rep. Bera (D-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Improves R&D of firefighting decontamination methods and peer-support resources for wildland firefighters.
Amendment #015 offered by Rep. Kim (R-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Directs NIST to conduct research on wildland fire communications.
Amendment #025 offered by Rep. Perlmutter (D-CO) - passed by voice vote
- Ensures federal agencies are coordinating on fire weather alerts and warnings.
Amendment #017 offered by Rep. Kim (R-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Directs the National Weather Service to develop a roadmap for overcoming incident meteorologist staffing challenges.
Amendment #032 offered by Rep. Obernolte (R-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Ensures collaboration between the Wildland Fire Incident Research Database and the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). NIFC compiles extensive statistics about wildfires and NOAA should first consult with NIFC before collecting data and identify what is needed to avoid duplication.
Amendment #023 offered by Rep. Garcia (R-CA) - failed by a recorded vote of 16-24
- Strikes Sec. 6 (c)(4) and replaces it with Rep. Garcia's fully-vetted, bipartisan FIRE Act.
Amendment #040 offered by Rep. Babin (R-TX) - failed by a recorded vote of 17-23
- Provides commercial databuy authority for the NOAA.
Amendment #007 offered by Rep. LaTurner (R-KS) - passed by voice vote
- Authorizes NOAA to support research for prescribed fires and establishes one or more national centers on prescribed fires.
Amendment #014 offered by Rep. Weber (R-TX) - passed by voice vote
- Enables the Department of Energy to coordinate with utilities on wildland fires that could impact the grid. By improving communication and coordination between government and utilities, this amendment will improve situational awareness and address the threat of wildland fires to the grid.
Amendment #022 offered by Rep. Bera (D-CA) - passed by voice vote
- Adds wildfire impacts on drinking water and freshwater ecosystems to EPA R&D activities in the bill.
Amendment #025 offered by Rep. Garcia (R-CA) - failed by voice vote
- Strikes parts of Sec. 6 (g) to clarify that DOE's goal should be to reduce the need for emergency power shutoffs.
Amendment #037 offered by Rep. Feenstra (R-IA) - passed by voice vote
- Enables the utilization of biomass produced by wildland fire risk mitigation and recovery for bioenergy, including biofuels.
Amendment #024 offered by Rep. Perlmutter (D-CO) - passed by voice vote
- Adds a section to the Department of Energy's activities that includes fire modeling, forecasting spread, and ecosystem impacts.
Amendment #038 offered by Rep. Babin (R-TX) - held not germane
- Calls for a National Academy of Public Administration report on the Civil Applications Committee and the USGS National Civil Applications Program to evaluate its current mission, authorities, policies, and responsibilities.
Amendment #037 offered by Rep. Babin (R-TX) - held not germane
- Provides commercial databuy authority for the Department of Interior under the LANDSAT program that was established by the Committee in the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992.
Amendment #AMR1 offered by Rep. Babin (R-TX) - held not germane
- Codifies the Civil Applications Committee and the National Civil Applications Program Charter in statute.
Amendment #027 offered by Rep. Garcia (R-CA) - withdrawn
- Inserts a new section with the text of Mr. Garcia's Protect Act, H.R. 4516.
Amendment offered by Rep. Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Expands the ability for agencies to purchase and utilize commercial data sources under the bill.

H.R. 1437, the PRECIP Act - Favorably reported to the House by voice vote

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Sherrill (D-NJ) - passed by voice vote

H.R. 5324, the NWR Modernization Act of 2021 - Favorably reported to the House by voice vote

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Bice (R-OK) - passed by voice vote
Amendment #094 offered by Rep. Posey (R-FL) - passed by voice vote
- Ensures existing NOAA Weather Radio capabilities and coverage by providing commercial partnerships as an option for satellite backup capability. Requires an assessment on the potential effects of an electromagnetic pulse or geomagnetic disturbance.