[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3129

  To permit the Secretary of the Interior to enter certain leases for 
                   fire capitalization improvements.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2002

 Mr. Crapo introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
        referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesYYYYYY

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permit the Secretary of the Interior to enter certain leases for 
                   fire capitalization improvements.

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

SECTION 1. LEASES FOR FIRE CAPITALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Interior may use funds made available to 
control wildland fires--
            (1) to enter into non-competitive sole source leases of 
        real property with local governments, at or below fair market 
        value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire 
        facilities on such leased properties, including fire guard 
        stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire 
        support facilities; and
            (2) to make advance payments for any such lease or for 
        construction activity associated with the lease.
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