3.0.0 807 2020-01-29T20:28:10Z 2020-01-29T20:28:10Z Senate S S 2005-04-14 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-14T22:05:17Z 2005-04-14 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2005-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3683) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2005-04-14 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2005-04-14 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2005-05-17 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Forest fires Forest health Government liability Law Logging Lumber trade National forests Negligence Public Lands and Natural Resources

00 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-10T18:12:46Z Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to fires that spread from forested Federal lands onto nonfederal lands and cause injuries or property loss. Assumes Federal responsibility for injuries or property loss resulting from such fires under the Federal Tort Claims Act and other Federal law pertaining to the United States as a defendant in District Court. Provides for exceptions in certain cases, including if: (1) the nonfederal land exceeds 6,400 acres and is being used for commercial timber production (unless the nonfederal land was being managed to achieve or maintain condition class 1 health status immediately before the fire); (2) the Federal land is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; or (3) the Federal land comprises less than 6,400 acres and is not contiguous to other Federal lands. States that Federal responsibility will apply in the case of injuries or property loss from a fire originating on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands administered under the authorities of the O&C Sustained Yield Act of 1937 and that comprise less than 6,400 acres.

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