President Obama signed the legislation October 30. "The Obama Administration is committed to conserving and protecting America's forests, and we are grateful for Congress' work to create a stable means to fund wildland fire management ... Creation of the Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund enables safe and effective management of wildland fires without pulling resources away from other environmental priorities, such as clean, abundant water and safe, healthy communities." "This is an important and cost-effective step forward in managing the high cost of firefighting while reducing the impact to other critical natural resource programs," said Secretary Salazar. Full Article at YubaNet