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S 2472 105th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Costs Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Emergency Management Energy Fire prevention Government Operations and Politics Law Liability (Law) Negligence Right-of-way Transportation and Public Works

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
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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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