123STA T . 2 97 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 8 —O CT. 3 0, 2009 amounts a p p r opr i at ed tot h at S e c retar yf or the purpose of w i l dfire suppression will b ee x hausted within 30 days .( h )AC C OUNTI N GA N DREP O R T S . — ( 1 ) ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING RE Q UIRE M ENTS.— T he Sec - retary concerned shall account and report on amounts trans- ferred from the respecti v e FL A ME Fund in a manner that is consistent with existin gN ational Fire P lan reporting proce- dures. ( 2 ) ANNUA L REPORT.—The Secretary concerned shall submit to the relevant congressional committees and ma k e available to the public an annual report that— (A) describes the obligation and expenditure of amounts transferred from the FLAME Fund
and ( B ) includes any recommendations that the Secretary concerned may have to improve the administrative control and oversight of the FLAME Fund. (3) ESTIMATES O FW ILDFIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS TO IMPRO V E B UDGETING AND FUNDING.— (A) I N GENERAL.— C onsistent with the schedule pro- vided in subparagraph (C) , the Secretary concerned shall submit to the relevant congressional committees an esti- mate of anticipated wildfire suppression costs for the applicable fiscal year. (B) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The methodology for devel- oping the estimates under subparagraph (A) shall be sub- j ect to periodic independent review to ensure compliance with subparagraph ( D ). (C) SC H EDULE.—The Secretary concerned shall submit an estimate under subparagraph (A) during— (i) the first week of March of each year; (ii) the first week of May of each year; (iii) the first week of J uly of each year; and (iv) if a bill making appropriations for the Depart- ment of the Interior and the Forest Service for the following fiscal year has not been enacted by Sep- tember 1, the first week of September of each year. (D) REQUIREMENTS.—An estimate of anticipated wild- fire suppression costs shall be developed using the best available— (i) climate, weather, and other relevant data; and (ii) models and other analytic tools. (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORIT Y .—The authority of the Secretary concerned to use the FLAME Fund established for that Secretary shall terminate at the end of the third fiscal year in which no appropriations to, or withdrawals from, that FLAME Fund have been made for a period of three consecutive fiscal years. U pon termination of such authority, any amounts remaining in the affected FLAME Fund shall be transferred to, and made a part of, the W ildland Fire Management appropriation account of the Secretary concerned for wildland suppression activities. SEC.503 .C OH ES IV E W I LDF I R E MAN A G EMEN T STRATEG Y . (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting jointly, shall submit to Congress a report that contains a cohesive wildfire management strategy, consistent with the recommendations described in recent reports Deadlin e .R e ports . 43USC17 4 8b . E sti m ate. Deadlines.
