Us Code § 1474a - Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered "emergency requirements"
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§ 1474a. Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered "emergency requirements"
On and after November 13, 1991, beginning in fiscal year 1993, and in each year thereafter, only amounts for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities that are in excess of the average of such costs for the previous ten years shall be considered "emergency requirements" pursuant to section 901(b)(2)(D) 1 of title 2, and such amounts shall on and after November 13, 1991, be so designated.
(Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 991.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 901 of title 2, referred to in text, was amended by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, §10203(a)(4), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 699, and by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, §101, Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 241. As so amended, section 901(b)(2)(D) of title 2 no longer refers to "emergency requirements".
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