Hearing on Chairman's Draft, H.R.--, "The Community Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1999," to Safeguard Communities, Lives, and Property from Catastrophic Wildfire by Authorizing Contracts to Reduce Hazardous Fuels Buildups on Forested Federal Lands in Wildland/urban Interface Areas While Also Using Such Contracts to Undertake Forest Management Projects to Protect Noncommodity Resources: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Forest and Forest Health of the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, February 9, 1999, Washington, DC.U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 122 pages |
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Page 43 - West—indicates that as much as $12 billion, or about $725 million a year, may be needed to treat the 39 million acres at high risk of uncontrollable wildfire by the end of fiscal year 2015.
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Page 43 - S320 per acre for the combination of burning and mechanical removal that is necessary in the interior West— indicates that as much as $12 billion, or about $725 million a year, may be needed...