1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildland Fires Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Additional accountability. Sec. 5. Incentive for cost savings. Sec. 6. Definition of at-risk community. Sec. 7. Community planning assistance for at-risk communities. Sec. 8. Accelerated restoration program for ponderosa pine forests. Sec. 9. Increasing certainty for the local workforce and infrastructure necessary for restoration. Sec. 10. National Forest foundation. Sec. 11. Termination of authority. 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to build on the successes of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy and National Cohesive Fire Strategy established pursuant to section 503 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748b ) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), as necessary to protect communities from wildfires on Federal land by— (1) increasing transparency and accountability for the costs of managing wildfires; (2) requiring the Secretary concerned to treat the most at-risk forests to protect at-risk communities and reestablish natural fire regimes