Congress Approves Fire Funds
by chris | posted: July 12, 2003
The Senate voted Friday to approve $314 million in emergency firefighting spending.
The emergency spending package, which passed on an 85-7 vote, includes $289 million for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to fight wildfires this summer.
It would also provide $25 million to remove dead, insect-infested trees or excess growth in Wildland Urban Interface areas.