42 U.S.C. § 5187 – Fire management assistance | Midpage
§ 5187
42 U.S.C. § 5187
Fire management assistance
(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 420, formerly § 417, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 158; renumbered § 420, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(j), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4705; Pub. L. 106–390, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1572.)
(a) In general The President is authorized to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State or local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
(b) Coordination with State and tribal departments of forestry In providing assistance under this section, the President shall coordinate with State and tribal departments of forestry.
(c) Essential assistance In providing assistance under this section, the President may use the authority provided under section 5170b of this title.
(d) Rules and regulations The President shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
Amendments 2000—Pub. L. 106–390 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The President is authorized to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State for the suppression of any fire on publicly or privately owned forest or grassland which threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.”