A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into negotiated contracts for the protection from fires of lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 December 1973

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Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the procurement and operation of air tanker facilities for the protection and management of the national forests and other lands administered by the Forest Service. States that contracts for such services shall be entered into solely on the basis of capability to perform the required services.

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 December 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/12071
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