43 USC § 1474a - Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered “emergency requirements”

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section_name: "Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered “emergency requirements”"
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# 1 Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered “emergency requirements”

See References in Text note below.

November 13, 1991[^1]November 13, 1991

On and after , 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)  of title 2, and such amounts shall on and after , be so designated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 991.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was amended by , , , and by , , . As so amended,  no longer refers to “emergency requirements”.