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A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission,…

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A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way.

Introduced: September 15, 1998 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 1998
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 15, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10383-10384)
Sep 15, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary concerned from imposing liability without fault against any holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system, to recover fire suppression costs incurred by the United States in connection with such a right-of-way.

What's happening now September 16, 1998

Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2472: A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2472/
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"S. 2472: A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2472/.
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S. 2472, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2472/.
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[S. 2472: A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2472/)
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