H.R. 6989 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2024Mr. Good of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend an Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, with respect to emergency permits for rights-of-way, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act. 2. Licenses or permits to owners of adjacent lands Section 2 of the Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, entitled To amend the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041), providing for the administration and maintenance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the States of Virginia and North Carolina, by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. is amended— (1) by striking may issue and inserting the following: (1) may issue ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) shall issue at least 1 emergency permit for emergency use. .