to combat forest fires in Frémont
Section I (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Put Out The Fires Act"
Section II (Emergency Funding Appropriations)
i. $5 million in one-time funding shall be appropriated to states affected by the ongoing 2020 wildfires to:
a. assist in combating forest fires and overtime pay for relevant officials,
b. open and operate evacuation hubs for afflicted areas, while following COVID-19 guidelines where possible,
c. devise a strategy for forest thinning of dead brush and sick or dying trees
d. assist in creating a transparent, effective early warning system, and
e. assist the homeless and civilians incapable of self-evacuating in evacuating afflicted areas
f. provide information on resources and strategies to reduce wildfire risk by managing forests to private landowners in areas of high risk
ii. Funding for this act shall be allocated to the state governments of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.
Section III (Inmate Rights)
i. No inmate in a Frémont jail shall be coerced in any way to serve as a volunteer firefighter
ii. Inmates who volunteer to partake in firefighting efforts shall be paid no less than $15/hour to do so.
Frémont House of CommonsPassed 4-0 in the Frémont Parliament Assembled,Parliament Speaker
