[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3187 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3187

 To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt 
 not-for-profit entities that hold rights-of-way on public lands from 
 certain strict liability requirements imposed in connection with such 
                             rights-of-way.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1998

 Mr. Smith of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt 
 not-for-profit entities that hold rights-of-way on public lands from 
 certain strict liability requirements imposed in connection with such 
                             rights-of-way.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES FROM STRICT LIABILITY 
              FOR RECOVERY OF FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS.

    Section 504(h) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(3) In the regulations required under this subsection, the 
Secretary concerned may not impose liability without fault for fire 
suppression costs incurred by the United States with respect to a 
right-of-way under this title if the holder of the right-of-way is a 
not-for-profit entity, including a not-for-profit entity that uses the 
right-of-way for the delivery of electricity to parties having an 
equity interest in the not-for-profit entity.''.
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