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Cost Share Workshop

Cost Share Workshop. Federal Fire Suppression Authorities. Federal Authorities. Federal Agencies must have Authority to perform the work AND Appropriations allocated to pay for the work Several laws authorize the federal agencies to cooperate with their partners

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Cost Share Workshop

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  1. Cost Share Workshop Federal Fire Suppression Authorities

  2. Federal Authorities • Federal Agencies must have • Authority to perform the work AND • Appropriations allocated to pay for the work • Several laws authorize the federal agencies to cooperate with their partners • All have specific requirements

  3. Federal Authorities • Economy Act • Reciprocal Fire Protection Act • Granger-Thye Act • Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act • Cooperative Funds Act of June 30, 1914

  4. Economy Act of June 30, 1932 • Allows Federal agencies to cooperate with one another in: • Requisitioning Work • Services • Supplies • Materials or Equipment

  5. Reciprocal Fire Protection Act of 1955 • Authorizes mutual aid • Must be within the vicinity of National Forest Lands • Agreement must include a waiver by each party of all claims • Provides for the reimbursement

  6. Federal Authorities -Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950 • Authorizes FS to perform work on State county, municipal or private land within or near NF lands • Must be some public benefit. • Allows for pro rata sharing of fire protection costs covering non-Federal lands interspersed with Fed lands • No liability.

  7. Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act of December 12, 1975 • Contains section on Forestry Protection which authorizes the FS to cooperate with other parties to accomplish forestry protection activities. • FS and cooperator must contribute resources to perform the work, share mutual interest and benefit in the same way.

  8. Cooperative Funds Act of June 30, 1914 • Authorizes FS to accept money as contributions toward cooperative work in forest investigations or protection of NF system lands • FS can expend appropriations available for similar activities with subsequent reimbursement from the cooperator

  9. Federal Authorities - Summary • Federal to Federal • Federal to State and local on state/private lands with reimbursement • State and local agency support on federal lands with reimbursement All must be documented in an agreement!

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