Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
SUMMARY OF THE ACRES ACT (H.R. 204)
In simple terms, this bill requires the federal government to more accurately count and report how many acres of federal land have undergone wildfire prevention work, like clearing brush or doing controlled burns. Right now, the government may be double-counting acres or using inconsistent methods, and this bill aims to fix that.
Millions of Americans live near wildfire-prone federal lands and rely on the government's reports to understand how much prevention work is actually being done in their area. If those numbers are inflated by double-counting, communities may have a false sense of security about their wildfire risk.