Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization Act
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Latest action (18 Dec 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747.
What this bill does
H.R. 4235, the Wildfire Technology DEMO Act, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly establish, within one year of enactment, a pilot program testing new wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies. The program would be incorporated into the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, identify priority technology areas such as hazardous fuels reduction, dispatch communications, remote sensing, safety equipment, and operational dashboards, and give priority to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, augmented reality, and advanced wireless networks. Private entities, nonprofits, and universities could apply to test technologies in real-world conditions alongside federal, state, tribal, and local wildfire agencies.
The bill affects federal land and emergency-management agencies (including the Forest Service, Interior Department agencies, FEMA, NOAA, NASA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Defense Department), as well as state, tribal, county, and municipal fire departments, and private companies, nonprofits, or universities developing wildfire-related technology. The Secretaries would be required to report annually to relevant House and Senate committees on participants, technologies tested, cost estimates, and recommendations. The pilot program's authority would end seven years after enactment.
The bill was introduced in June 2023 and was reported out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment on December 18, 2024, with the Agriculture Committee discharged from further consideration. It was placed on the Union Calendar and committed to the Committee of the Whole House but had not received a floor vote before the end of the 118th Congress.
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Timeline
18 Dec 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4235 do?
- H.R. 4235, the Wildfire Technology DEMO Act, would direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly establish, within one year of enactment, a pilot program testing new wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies. The program would be incorporated into the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, identify priority technology areas such as hazardous fuels reduction, dispatch communications, remote sensing, safety equipment, and operational dashboards, and give priority to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, augmented reality, and advanced wireless networks. Private entities, nonprofits, and universities could apply to test technologies in real-world conditions alongside federal, state, tribal, and local wildfire agencies. The bill affects federal land and emergency-management agencies (including the Forest Service, Interior Department agencies, FEMA, NOAA, NASA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Defense Department), as well as state, tribal, county, and municipal fire departments, and private companies, nonprofits, or universities developing wildfire-related technology. The Secretaries would be required to report annually to relevant House and Senate committees on participants, technologies tested, cost estimates, and recommendations. The pilot program's authority would end seven years after enactment. The bill was introduced in June 2023 and was reported out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment on December 18, 2024, with the Agriculture Committee discharged from further consideration. It was placed on the Union Calendar and committed to the Committee of the Whole House but had not received a floor vote before the end of the 118th Congress.
- Has H.R. 4235 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4235. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4235?
- H.R. 4235 was sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), with 12 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4235?
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747. (18 Dec 2024).
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