Being from Western Colorado, a wildfire hotspot, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton was pleased to cast his vote for the Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016.

The bill passed the House Monday and is on its way to the president’s desk for a signature to become law.

The bill requires the federal government to coordinate with state and local fire officials before doing a prescribed burn. The goal is to provide a backstop based on local weather conditions. The act would prevent a prescribed burn on U.S. Forest Service land if the national fire rating system classifies the county land that is adjacent to the proposed burn site at the extreme fire danger level.

“I’ve long advocated for more coordination between the federal government and state and local fire officials when it comes to scheduling prescribed burns,” Tipton said in a statement. “No one is going to have a better grasp of the conditions on the ground than the men and women who travel the land every day. More coordination between federal and local officials will help prevent prescribed burns from growing out of control.”

The bill passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on Nov. 17, and Monday afternoon the House suspended its rules and allowed the bill to pass on a voice vote.