Wildfire Risks on Federal Lands: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, October 4, 2000 |
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Page 27 - ... thus far and what we plan to do next. The severe fire season of 2000 captured the attention of the American people on the need to find ways to protect life and property and minimize losses of natural resources. On September 8, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior issued a report entitled, "Managing the Impact of Wildfires on Communities and the Environment.
Page 29 - BEING ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH CREATION OF A CABINET-LEVEL COORDINATING TEAM The President's Report establishes a Cabinet-level coordinating team to ensure that the actions recommended by the Departments receive the highest priority. The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior will cochair this team, and integrated management teams in the regions should take primary responsibility for implementing the fuels treatment, restoration, and preparedness programs.
Page 29 - Among other things, the new management team would be responsible for ensuring that appropriate performance objectives are established and met, ensuring that adequate financial and other resources are made available, establishing a system for identifying and addressing implementation issues promptly, and ensuring that the environmental reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act, and all other environmental requirements, are undertaken and completed on a timely basis.
Page 30 - Being accountable through creation of a cabinet-level coordinating team. The President's Report builds on many of the actions that we are already taking. However, given the magnitude of the fire season and its effects, there is clearly a need for additional action and resources than would otherwise be possible within our baseline programs.
Page 30 - ... establish protocols for evaluating rehabilitation measures. The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior have also established a stakeholder advisory committee to advise the JFSP Governing Board. The committee plans to hold its first meeting in April. Rehabilitation and Restoration. We are focusing rehabilitation efforts on restoring watershed function, including protection of basic soil, water resources, biological communities, and prevention of invasive species in priority watersheds. Healthy,...
Page 28 - ... to protect: • Public health and safety (eg municipal watersheds); • Unique natural and cultural resources (eg salmon and bulltrout habitat) and burned-over lands that are susceptible to the introduction of nonnative invasive species; and • Other environmentally sensitive areas where economic hardship may result from a lack of reinvestment in restoring damaged landscapes (eg water quality impacts on recreation and tourism).
Page 29 - President also recommends learning from the public, encouraging grassroots ideas and local solutions for reducing wildfire risk, and expanding successful outreach and education efforts to homeowners and communities through programs such as Firewise.