#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ccie  ,,an ,,act  ,to require          
limitations on prescribed burns4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prescribed ,burn ,approval ,act of 
#bjaf4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,national fire danger rating system
 ,the term national fire danger rating  
system means the national system used to
 provide a measure of fire danger       
according to a range of low to moderate 
to high to very high to extreme4  7#b7  
,prescribed burn ,the term prescribed   
burn means a planned fire intentionally 
ignited4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service4  #c4           
,limitations on prescribed burns  7a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall not
 authorize a prescribed burn on ,forest 
,service land if1 for the county or     
contiguous county in which the land is  
located1 the national fire danger rating

 system indicates an extreme fire danger
 level4  7b7 ,exception ,the ,secretary 
may authorize a prescribed burn under a 
condition described in subsection 7a7 if
 the ,secretary coordinates with the    
applicable ,state government and local  
fire officials4  7c7 ,report ,at the end
 of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to ,congress a report      
describing-- 7#a7 the number and        
locations of prescribed burns during    
that fiscal year2 and  7#b7 each        
prescribed burn during that fiscal year 
that was authorized by the ,secretary   
pursuant to subsection 7b74  ,passed the
 ,senate ,november #ag1 #bjaf4,secretary