[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3547]
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  SA 4449. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 341. AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENTS TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR 
                   COSTS OF SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES ON STATE LANDS 
                   CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
                   UNDER LEASES AND OTHER GRANTS OF ACCESS TO 
                   STATE LANDS.

       Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary of Defense may, in any lease, permit, 
     license, or other grant of access for use of lands owned by a 
     State, agree to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs 
     of the State in suppressing wildland fires caused by the 
     activities of the Department of Defense under such lease, 
     permit, license, or other grant of access.''.
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