Senate
Jul 16, 2015A bill to require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger.
Summary
Official
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...
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(4/27/15)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JT
Mr. Thune
Senate (R) South Dakota
Cosponsors (1)
Topics
Latest Action
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
Jul 16, 2015