,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjaf,mrs4 ,noem 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,/ate & 
local gov]nm5t approval ( prescrib$     
burns on ,f$]al l& dur+ conditions (    
dr\ght or fire dang]4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prescrib$    
,burn ,approval ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4      
,prescrib$ burn approval  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,national fire dang] rat+ sy/em ,! t]m  
national fire dang] rat+ sy/em means !  
national sy/em us$ to provide a measure 
( fire dang] accord+ to a range ( l[ to 
mod]ate to high to v high to extreme4   
7#b7 ,prescrib$ burn ,! t]m prescrib$   

burn means a plann$ fire int5tionally   
ignit$4  7b7 ,limitations on prescrib$  
burns  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b71 ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy 
%all n au?orize a prescrib$ burn on     
,f$]al l& if1 = ! c\nty or contigu\s    
c\nty 9 :i* ! ,f$]al l& is locat$1 !    
national fire dang] rat+ sy/em indicates
 an extreme fire dang] level4  7#b7     
,exception ,! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy may 
au?orize a prescrib$ burn "u a condition
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if ! head ( ! 
,f$]al ag5cy coord9ates ) ! applicable  
,/ate gov]nm5t & local fire (ficials4   
7#c7 ,liability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !    
head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy au?orizes a       
prescrib$ burn1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be 
liable = any damage to private prop]ty  
caus$ by ! prescrib$ burn1 not)/&+ *apt]
 #aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,f$]al ,tort ,claims 
,act7 or any ,/ate law4  7,b7 ,damages  
,if ! ,unit$ ,/ates is det]m9$ to be    
liable = damages "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates %all pay ! damages )9 #abj

 days ( receipt ( a sub/antiat$ claim4  
7#d7 ,report ,at ! end ( ea* fiscal ye>1
 ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice %all submit to
 ,congress a report describ+-- 7,a7 !   
numb] & locations ( prescrib$ burns dur+
 t fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 ea* prescrib$    
burn dur+ t fiscal ye> t 0 au?oriz$ by !
 head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#b74