Committee Passes Peters Bipartisan Bill to Authorize FEMA to Accept Tribal Government Requests for Fire Management Assistance Grants
August 01, 2024
August 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced that requires FEMA to accept requests from Tribal governments to receive a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Declaration has advanced in the Senate. Currently, FEMA can accept Emergency and Major Disaster Declaration requests from Tribal governments, but the agency is not authorized to accept FMAG requests directly f . . .
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced that requires FEMA to accept requests from Tribal governments to receive a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Declaration has advanced in the Senate. Currently, FEMA can accept Emergency and Major Disaster Declaration requests from Tribal governments, but the agency is not authorized to accept FMAG requests directly f . . .