To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland fire management in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the interagency cooperation required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire management.
Public Law 107-13 · H.R. 581 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jun 3, 2001 · Emergency Management
Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO-5)
Cosponsors (7): Rep. Mark Udall, Rep. Tom Udall,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to use wildland fire management funds (appropriated in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) to reimburse the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of their compliance with Endangered Species Act consultation requirements.
Sets forth Buy American provisions and congressional reporting requirements for recipients of such funds with respect to expenditures on foreign-made items.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee; Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Jun 3, 2001Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-13.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 1, 2001PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 24, 2001FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 23, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- May 10, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- May 9, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 135 passed House.
- Apr 3, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 28, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 22, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 21, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 13, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.