,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bg1 #bjae ,mr4 
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ sequ5tially to !    
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry by unanim\s cons5t )           
in/ructions t if ! bill is report$ by t 
,committee1 ! bill be ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,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 ( #bjae4  #b4      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,grassl&  
,fire ,dang] ,index ,! t]m grassl& fire 
dang] index means a sy/em = classify+   
grassl& fire dang] accord+ to a range ( 
l[ to mod]ate to high to v high to      
extreme1 produc$ by ! ,national ,wea!r  
,s]vice4  7#b7 ,prescrib$ burn ,! t]m   
prescrib$ burn means a plann$ fire      
int5tionally ignit$ or a naturally      

occurr+ fire all[$ to burn to meet      
managem5t objectives au?oriz$ by law    
7includ+ regulations74  #c4 ,limitations
 on prescrib$ burns  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 !   
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$1 any ( ! foll[+ conditions 
are pres5t3  7#a7 ,! grassl& fire dang] 
index indicates a high1 v high1 or      
extreme dang] ( grassl& fire4  7#b7 ,!  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice has decl>$ a v   
high or extreme fire dang]4  7b7        
,exception ,! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy may 
au?orize a prescrib$ burn "u a condition
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 if ! head ( !
 ,f$]al ag5cy obta9s prior approval f ! 
applicable ,/ate gov]nm5t & local fire  
(ficials4  7c7 ,liability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy t au?orizes a 
prescrib$ burn %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$]al ,tort ,claims ,act7 or 
any ,/ate law4  7#b7 ,damages ,! head ( 
a ,f$]al ag5cy liable = damages "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all pay ! damages )9 #abj
 days ( receipt ( a sub/antiat$ claim4  
7d7 ,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      
subsection 7b74