US Congress House Bill 6029 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016 This bill prohibits federal agencies from authorizing a prescribed burn (i.e., a planned fire intentionally ignited) on federal land if, for the county or contiguous county in which such land is located, the national fire danger rating system is indicating an extreme fire danger level. Nonetheless, a federal agency may authorize a prescribed burn under such a condition if it coordinates with the applicable state government and local fire officials. If a federal agency authorizes a prescribed burn, the United States shall be liable for any damages to private properties caused by the burn. If the United States is liable for any such damages, it shall pay them within 120 days of receipt of a substantiated claim.

Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]

Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-09-14	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2016-09-14	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2016-09-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-09-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6029/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6029/BILLS-114hr6029ih.pdf