15 U.S.C. § 2210 — Reimbursement for costs of firefighting on Federal property

(a) Filing of claims. A fire service that fights a fire on property under United States jurisdiction may file with the Administrator a claim for its direct expenses and direct losses from fighting the fire. The claim must include supporting information required by the Administrator. (b) Determination. After receiving the claim, the Administrator must determine: (1) what payments, if any, the United States made to the fire service or its parent jurisdiction, including taxes or payments in place of taxes, to support fire services on the property; (2) how much additional firefighting cost the service incurred beyond its normal operating costs for the fire; and (3) how much of those additional costs was not adequately covered by the payments in paragraph (1). (c) Payment. The FEMA Administrator must send the claim and a copy of the determination under subsection (b)(3) to the Treasury Secretary. After receiving them, the Treasury Secretary must pay the fire service or its parent jurisdiction, from Treasury money not otherwise appropriated, an amount no greater than the amount determined under subsection (b)(3). The Federal department or agency with jurisdiction over the property must reimburse the Treasury from appropriations available or made available for that purpose. (d) Adjudication. The United States Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction to decide a dispute about a claim under this section and enter judgment.