[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2472

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 1998

 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Baucus, 
 Mr. Craig, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Burns) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY HOLDERS 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:
            ``(3) Fire suppression costs.--In the regulations required 
        under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may not impose 
        liability without fault against any holder of a right-of-way 
        granted, issued, or renewed under section 501(a)(4) to recover 
        fire suppression costs incurred by the United States with 
        respect to right-of-way.''.
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