Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on wildfire mitigation efforts that span different land ownership boundaries. The study would result in recommendations intended to simplify the coordination of wildfire mitigation between federal land management agencies and state, local, and Indian tribal governments.

The bill affects the Government Accountability Office, which is tasked with conducting a study and providing recommendations on wildfire mitigation. Additionally, the legislation impacts federal land management agencies and state, local, and Indian tribal governments involved in cross-boundary wildfire mitigation efforts.

• Government Accountability Office study on wildfire mitigation. The bill mandates a study by the Government Accountability Office to examine wildfire mitigation efforts that span different land ownership boundaries.
• Recommendations for cross-boundary coordination. The study must include recommendations to simplify and improve wildfire mitigation partnerships between federal land management agencies and state, local, and Indian tribal governments.

• S. 2033, Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
  Mar 19, 2026 · As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 17, 2025

The bill seeks to modify the administrative relationship between federal land management agencies and state, local, and tribal governments by directing a study to simplify existing cross-boundary wildfire mitigation procedures.

The bill aims to improve wildfire mitigation efforts across different land ownership boundaries by identifying ways to simplify coordination between federal agencies and state, local, and tribal governments.