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S 1100 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government liability Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations

Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015

Introduced: April 27, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2015
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
Apr 27, 2015
Read twice and referred sequentially to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry by unanimous consent with instructions that if the bill is reported by that Committee, the bill be referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 27, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015

Bars any federal agency from authorizing a prescribed burn on federal land if, for the county or contiguous county in which the federal land is located, the grassland fire danger index indicates a high, very high, or extreme danger of grassland fire or the Forest Service has declared a very high or extreme fire danger, unless the agency obtains prior approval from the applicable state government and local fire officials.

Makes a federal agency that authorizes a prescribed burn liable for any damage to private property, notwithstanding the Federal Tort Claims Act or any state law.

What's happening now July 16, 2015

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6029 Related bill Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016
  • S 3395 Related bill Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1100: Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1100/
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"S. 1100: Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1100/.
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S. 1100, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1100/.
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