HR 4108
104th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Emergency Management
Fire fighters
Fire prevention
Forest fires
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Military aircraft
National forests
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Surplus government property
Tanker aircraft
Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996
Introduced: September 18, 1996
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Sep 20, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry.
Sep 18, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and National Security, 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.
Sep 18, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to sell excess Department of Defense aircraft and aircraft parts, which are acceptable for commercial sale, to persons or entities that contract with the Government for the delivery of fire retardant by air in order to suppress wildfire, as long as the aircraft and parts are used only for airtanker services for wildfire suppression.
Authorizes the Secretary to sell such equipment only if the Secretary of Agriculture certifies that the purchasing person or entity is capable of meeting the terms and conditions of a contract to deliver fire retardant by air.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
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