wildland-urban interface
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15 U.S.C. § 2203 — as used in this chapter (4 versions over time)
“wildland-urban interface” has the meaning given such term in section 6511 of title 16.
16 U.S.C. § 6511 — in this subchapter (3 versions over time)
The term “wildland-urban interface” means—
(A) an area within or adjacent to an at-risk community that is identified in recommendations to the Secretary in a community wildfire protection plan; or
(B) in the case of any area for which a community wildfire protection plan is not in effect—
(i) an area extending ½-mile from the boundary of an at-risk community;
(ii) an area within 1½ miles of the boundary of an at-risk community, including any land that—
(I) has a sustained steep slope that creates the potential for wildfire behavior endangering the at-risk community;
(II) has a geographic feature that aids in creating an effective fire break, such as a road or ridge top; or
(III) is in condition class 3, as documented by the Secretary in the project-specific environmental analysis; and
(iii) an area that is adjacent to an evacuation route for an at-risk community that the Secretary determines, in cooperation with the at-risk community, requires hazardous fuel reduction to provide safer evacuation from the at-risk community.
16 U.S.C. § 6592d — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “wildland-urban interface” has the meaning given the term in section 6511 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 5135 — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “wildland-urban interface” has the meaning given the term in section 6511 of title 16.