$2,426,111,000 for Forest Service wildland fire management
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$2,426,111,000 for Forest Service wildland fire management
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Agriculture, Forest ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available until expended”
The wildland fire management account of the Forest Service, which pays for getting ready for fires, fighting them on or next to national forest land, and repairing burned ground afterwards. The money remains available until spent, and unobligated hazardous fuels money from an earlier year may be transferred into the national forest system account.
What the document actually says
“and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Forest Service fire work gets $2,426,111,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is more than twice what Interior gets for fire. The Forest Service fights most large forest fires. It also repairs burned ground after.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“$2,426,111,000 for Forest Service wildland fire management,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-forest-service-wildland-fire/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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