§ 1856e. Reimbursement of fire funds

• (a) In this section, the term “State” means—
  • (1) a State; and
  • (2) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• (b) If a State seeks reimbursement for amounts expended for resources and services provided to another State for the management and suppression of a wildfire, the Secretary, subject to subsections (c) and (d)—
  • (1) may accept the reimbursement amounts from the other State; and
  • (2) shall pay those amounts to the State seeking reimbursement.
• (c) As a condition of seeking and providing reimbursement under subsection (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assistance agreement with the Forest Service or another Federal agency for providing and receiving wildfire management and suppression resources and services.
• (d) The Secretary may prescribe the terms and conditions determined to be necessary to carry out subsection (b).
• (e) Any acceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary before February 7, 2014 , that otherwise would have been authorized under this section shall be considered to have been made in accordance with this section.