{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-5118","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 5118","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Continental Divide Trail Completion Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Continental Divide Trail Completion Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-08-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-07-29","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h414","question":"On Passage","title":"Continental Divide Trail Completion Act","result":"Passed","yea":218,"nay":199,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll414.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2022-08-02"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[{"number":"H.Amdt. 311","sponsor":"Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]","purpose":"Amendment adds language to expand pre- and post-fire weather assessments to include identification of data collection gaps, accuracy and efficiency of fire weather forecasting, and post-incident assessments.","result":"Agreed to","date":"2022-07-29","yea":223,"nay":203,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll411.xml"},{"number":"H.Amdt. 312","sponsor":"Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. 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drought;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"establishes the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program for the delivery of satellite-based evapotranspiration data to certain data users;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into agreements for conserved water under specified conditions;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"authorizes, ratifies, and confirms, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"adds specified land to the Hualapai Reservation;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"establishes a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure in each state that is vulnerable to natural disasters;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"establishes a grant program to award grants to remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"establishes four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke to carry out research on the effects on public health of smoke 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Secretary of the Interior to set up a competitive grant program for Tribal clean water projects in Reclamation States, and authorizes $1,000,000,000 for it.","cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 106","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H1F9481F8529E4A3386BF78F5C9C95A72"}},{"text":"Establishes the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program, under which the Secretary of the Interior provides satellite-based evapotranspiration data to quantify evaporation and consumptive water use.","cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 304","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H27821AE8CBAF440B95427F928B6AB9EE"}},{"text":"Authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes, with the Secretary of the Interior's approval, to lease or exchange a portion of their consumptive use for use off the Reservation in the Lower Basin in Arizona, for terms of up to 100 years.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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competitive grant program for community plans to mitigate wildland fire smoke, and authorizes $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.","amount":"$50,000,000","quote":"establish a competitive grant program to assist eligible entities described in subsection (b) in developing and implementing collaborative community plans for mitigating the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires"},{"cite":{"label":"Division C, Sec. 113","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H8864802D1FD8437D8A6B5772489E27A9"},"heading":"Fire investigations","effect":"Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to let the Administrator send investigators to the site of a major fire and issue a public report with recommendations.","amount":null,"quote":"In the case of any major fire, the Administrator may send incident investigators"},{"cite":{"label":"Division C, Sec. 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Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowing aggrieved persons to recover damages, attorney's fees and costs in intentional and disparate impact discrimination actions.","amount":null,"quote":"the aggrieved person may recover equitable and legal relief (including compensatory and punitive damages), attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and costs of the action"},{"cite":{"label":"Division A, Sec. 301","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HAC9D8A5E36384976825E15E80FA4D139"},"heading":"Requirements relating to certain fire suppression cost share agreements","effect":"Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security and Defense to set standard operating procedures for fire suppression cost share agreements and to review and modify existing agreements to comply.","amount":null,"quote":"establish standard operating procedures relating to fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Act of May 27, 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authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.","amount":"$10,000,000","quote":"to make awards to eligible entities for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires"}]},{"category":"narrow_beneficiary","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 821","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H661BD4395B824AA1965C6845B4E590E7"},"heading":"Reauthorization of Pueblo irrigation infrastructure grants","effect":"Replaces the $6,000,000 authorization for Pueblo irrigation infrastructure grants in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 with such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032.","amount":"$6,000,000","quote":"by striking “$6,000,000” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032.”"}]},{"category":"named_funding","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Division A, 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than $10,000,000 of annual amounts for Indian Tribes.","amount":"$100,000,000","quote":"There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to carry out this section."},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H95E5B12E34A54729958EC9B4C3C215FA"},"heading":"Salton Sea projects improvements","effect":"Adds authority for the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and carry out projects in the area of the Salton Sea in Southern California, and raises the authorization from $13,000,000 to $250,000,000.","amount":"$250,000,000","quote":"by striking “$13,000,000” and inserting “$250,000,000”"},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H2B802F0AB2EF4BB4960B553489855E0D"},"heading":"Near-term actions to preserve Colorado River system","effect":"Authorizes $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for actions to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead and Lake Powell declining to critically low water elevations.","amount":"$500,000,000","quote":"to use available legal authorities to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead and Lake Powell declining to critically low water elevations"},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 106","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H1F9481F8529E4A3386BF78F5C9C95A72"},"heading":"Bureau of Reclamation Tribal clean water assistance","effect":"Authorizes $1,000,000,000 for a competitive grant program for Indian Tribes' clean water projects and $90,000,000 for the Bureau of Reclamation's Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program.","amount":"$90,000,000","quote":"$90,000,000 for use, in accordance with section 201 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003 (43 U.S.C. 373d), for the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program"},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 107","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H206E74518D7B492FB388CB49F4B955A2"},"heading":"White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System","effect":"Amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, raising an authorization from $11,000,000 to $541,000,000, and changes completion, enforceability-date and cost-indexing terms for the tribe's rural water system.","amount":"$541,000,000","quote":"Section 312(e)(2)(B) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (title III of Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by striking “$11,000,000” and inserting “$541,000,000”."},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 110","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HF1DBE0613BCA4AB19DC8DFB4B0496F45"},"heading":"Saline Lake ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program","effect":"Creates a monitoring program for a list of 19 named saline lake ecosystems, gives priority to 8 named lakes, and authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.","amount":"$5,000,000","quote":"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the Program."},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 113","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H85B29865D7E7432BA7EFA72511647F22"},"heading":"Authorization of appropriations for the Las Vegas Wash program","effect":"Raises the authorization of appropriations for the Las Vegas Wash program in the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 from $30,000,000 to $55,000,000.","amount":"$55,000,000","quote":"is amended by striking “$30,000,000” and inserting “$55,000,000”"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 234","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H85E90C44367C4621BBA494583F1AC658"},"heading":"Support for refuge water deliveries","effect":"Requires a report on refuge water deliveries, a construction priority list for named wildlife areas, and a monitoring program for Central Valley refuges, and authorizes $25,000,000 to carry out these activities.","amount":"$25,000,000","quote":"conveyance construction projects at the wildlife habitat areas described in section 3406(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575), including the Mendota Wildlife Area, Pixley National Wildlife Refuge and Sutter National Wildlife Refuge."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 506","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H3C14D2FB36C847E48025DFA1DCC81F43"},"heading":"Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account; construction of Hualapai water project; funding","effect":"Creates the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account and directs its amounts to the Hualapai Tribe to plan, design and construct the Hualapai Water Project, to divert, treat and convey up to 3,414 AFY from the Colorado River, among other uses.","amount":null,"quote":"the Hualapai Water Project, which shall be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 AFY of water from the Colorado River in the lower basin in the State"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 507","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HD3F38FEDF6864A71A677C3C4DD07331A"},"heading":"Authorizations of appropriations","effect":"Authorizes $180,000,000 for deposit in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account and $5,000,000 for the Hualapai Water Settlement Implementation Fund Account, both adjustable for cost fluctuations, and bars use of the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund for these amounts until 2034.","amount":null,"quote":"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account $180,000,000, to be available until expended"}]},{"category":"place_specific_amount","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Division A, Sec. 203","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H0E5FCDF62EDD4928A139B799BAD6A6FA"},"heading":"Selection and implementation of landscape-scale forest restoration projects","effect":"Sets the minimum landscape assessment size for restoration projects at 100,000 acres, with a lower 50,000-acre minimum for projects east of the 100th meridian and a separate 80,000-acre exception for certain projects.","amount":null,"quote":"not less than 50,000 acres in the case of a project that is carried out east of the 100th meridian"},{"cite":{"label":"Division A, Sec. 207","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H4FDD8302E5AD47F5B5DB6270AC7AAC44"},"heading":"National community capacity and land stewardship grant program","effect":"Creates a grant program capped at $50,000 per year per grant, open only to entities in or representing disadvantaged communities, and sets aside not less than 10 percent of funding for Indian Tribes or entities representing them.","amount":null,"quote":"The Secretary shall allocate not less than 10 percent of the funding awarded under this section to Indian Tribes or eligible entities representing Indian Tribes."},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 212","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H49D78F7EA6ED47648C40FFFC985DD320"},"heading":"Desalination project development","effect":"Defines a 'designated desalination project' (ocean, subsurface intake, total estimated cost of $80,000,000 or less, serving communities importing over 75 percent of water) and sets its federal construction share at the greater of 35 percent up to $20,000,000 or 25 percent. Also authorizes $260,000,000.","amount":"$20,000,000","quote":"In the case of a designated desalination project carried out under this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of construction of the designated desalination project shall not exceed the greater of—"},{"cite":{"label":"Division C, Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H0BF817A8CC7D41C3B04BF95153169F2F"},"heading":"Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance","effect":"Sets up a claims process to compensate injured persons for the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. It waives state and local matching funds and sets the Federal share at 100 percent for projects and assistance tied to that fire.","amount":null,"quote":"The Federal share of the costs of a project described in clause (i) shall be 100 percent."}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Division A, Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H1B7F0190F4A74F63B33F1502493EE86C"},"heading":"Direct hire authority","effect":"Lets the Secretary of Agriculture appoint graduates of a Civilian Conservation Center directly to Forest Service positions without the usual competitive hiring rules, capped at 10 in fiscal year 2023 rising to 50 per year from fiscal year 2026.","amount":null,"quote":"may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), covered graduates directly to any position"},{"cite":{"label":"Division A, Sec. 208","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H61196785B63D488C99C4E62E01E0F25A"},"heading":"Protection of inventoried roadless areas","effect":"Bars road construction and timber cutting, sale or removal on lands under the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, except as provided in listed regulations, including versions applying specifically to Idaho and Colorado.","amount":null,"quote":"subpart C of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on October 16, 2008 for Idaho)"},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H1910BB2478E644AFB0BF71A59E08FD75"},"heading":"WaterSMART access for Tribes","effect":"Lets the Secretary reduce or waive the non-Federal cost share of WaterSMART grants or agreements with an Indian tribe if the share would be a financial hardship for the tribe.","amount":null,"quote":"the Secretary may reduce or waive the non-Federal share (and increase the Federal share accordingly) of the cost of any infrastructure improvement"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 404","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H3913E98BEB3E4578AAB4E3E5A9BAEBB1"},"heading":"Lease or exchange agreements","effect":"Authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease or exchange part of their water use off the Reservation for up to 100 years, limited to the Arizona Lower Basin and excluding Navajo, Apache, and Cochise counties.","amount":null,"quote":"on the condition that the use off the Reservation is located in the Lower Basin in the State and is not in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 405","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HCB5CAC076F0C4E7DB74250C06481850E"},"heading":"Storage agreements","effect":"Authorizes storage agreements for the Tribes' water at off-Reservation facilities, limited to the Arizona Lower Basin and excluding facilities in Navajo, Apache, and Cochise counties.","amount":null,"quote":"on the condition that the facility is located in the Lower Basin in the State and is not in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 406","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H496EEA765D4D4C38BD22F44C9916D9F5"},"heading":"Agreements for creation of water for the Colorado River System or for Storing Water in Lake Mead","effect":"Authorizes agreements for conserved water of up to 100 years, with any delivery limited to the Arizona Lower Basin and excluded from Navajo, Apache, and Cochise counties.","amount":null,"quote":"on the condition that if the conserved water is delivered, the delivery is to a location in the Lower Basin of the State and not in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 415","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H648FDAB055854A4299A52F2B6544DD8C"},"heading":"Application","effect":"Limits the title to the part of the decreed allocation available for use in the State, and bars its use outside the Lower Basin in the State or in three named counties.","amount":null,"quote":"shall not be used, directly or indirectly, outside the Lower Basin in the State or in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 509","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H377ECD925BBF4ECDA19F769201AD388E"},"heading":"Waivers, releases, and retentions of claims","effect":"Authorizes the United States, acting for the Department of the Interior, to waive and release all its claims against Freeport for past and future water-rights injury tied to the Bill Williams River phase 2 agreement, effective on that agreement's enforceability date.","amount":null,"quote":"is authorized to execute a waiver and release of all claims of the United States against Freeport under Federal, State, or any other law for—"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 513","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HE5E72392E4E74E4EBF5681166BA807D6"},"heading":"Reallocation of CAP NIA Priority Water; Firming; Water Delivery Contract; Colorado River Accounting","effect":"Provides that the Hualapai Tribe owes no property tax or in-lieu property tax equivalency for delivery or storage of CAP water, and that CAP construction costs and capital charges allocable to the Tribe are nonreimbursable or not payable.","amount":null,"quote":"No property tax or in-lieu property tax equivalency shall be due or payable by the Hualapai Tribe for the delivery of CAP water or for the storage of CAP water in an underground storage facility or groundwater savings facility."},{"cite":{"label":"Division C, Sec. 601","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H7AD754D7FACE4AD593059B2651123582"},"heading":"Extreme weather events","effect":"Amends the Stafford Act so that State and local governments that have adopted the latest two editions of consensus-based codes may use assistance under section 408 in a manner consistent with section 406(e)(1)(A) standards.","amount":null,"quote":"For State and local governments that have exceeded, adopted, or are implementing the latest two published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs"},{"cite":{"label":"Division B, Sec. 211","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-HE6DF310DF860478482D1A5BDAF45E9D3"},"heading":"Water recycling and reuse projects","effect":"Sets funding priority criteria for water recycling projects, raises a project cost limit, and authorizes appropriations. It also provides that section 1602(g)(2) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act does not apply to amounts made available under this section.","amount":null,"quote":"except that section 1602(g)(2) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h(g)(2)) shall not apply to amounts made available under this section."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 515","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H41B237CBEC0241F99F6DBFBE19939187"},"heading":"Administration","effect":"Provides that the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 and other acreage limitation or full-cost pricing provisions of Federal law do not apply to a person, entity, or tract of land solely because of benefits, performance, or CAP water use under this title.","amount":null,"quote":"The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.) and any other acreage limitation or full-cost pricing provision of Federal law shall not apply to any person, entity, or tract of land solely on the basis of—"},{"cite":{"label":"Division C, Sec. 202","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh#toc-H54D0C84446E349F5B0BFFB8C42464F62"},"heading":"General authority","effect":"Provides that Board review proceedings are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act or the Paperwork Reduction Act, and that the Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply to the Board.","amount":null,"quote":"(C) Federal Advisory Committee Act.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-07-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5118/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-5118.png","v":"910c3095e5cd","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5118, 117th Congress: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. House: 218 Yea, 199 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Jul 2022."}}