Search Results: keywords:"wildland fire research"

  • S. 4191 — To require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,569

    S. 4191 aims to establish regional wildland fire research centers across various regions in the United States. The bill mandates the Secretary of Commerce to select institutions of higher education and land-grant universities to host these centers, focusing on improving...

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    This bill wants to create special places called wildland fire research centers in different parts of the country to help understand and manage wildfires better. These centers will work together with many others to learn how to prevent fires and keep everyone safe.

  • H. R. 7362 — To establish cooperative agreements for wildland fire research, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:889

    H.R. 7362, known as the “Satellites Preventing Agricultural Crises and Emergencies Act of 2024” or the “SPACE Act of 2024,” proposes a plan for the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to create partnerships with universities for research on wildland fires. The goal is to use satellite data to...

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    The bill is about helping people understand and control wildfires better by using information from satellites in space, and it wants the Secretary of Agriculture to work together with schools to make this happen. It's like asking big brains from different places to team up and use technology to keep forests safe from fires.

  • S. 647 — To require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,662

    The bill S. 647 requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish regional wildland fire research centers across the United States, in collaboration with various federal entities. These centers will enhance research on wildland fires, develop technologies for fire prediction and management, and...

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    The bill wants the Secretary of Commerce to set up several special centers in different parts of the U.S. where experts will study wildfires and make better ways to predict and manage them, with reports sent to Congress regularly to show how things are going.