Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015

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Introduced

27 April 2015

Last action

16 July 2015 · Committee

Status

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.

Summary

Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015 Bars any federal agency from authorizing a prescribed burn on federal land if, for the county or contiguous county in which the federal land is located, the grassland fire danger index indicates a high, very high, or extreme danger of grassland fire or the Forest Service has declared a very high or extreme fire danger, unless the agency obtains prior approval from the applicable state government and local fire officials. Makes a federal agency that authorizes a prescribed burn liable for any damage to private property, notwithstanding the Federal Tort Claims Act or any state law.

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Timeline

27 April 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred sequentially to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry by unanimous consent with instructions that if the bill is reported by that Committee, the bill be referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2015
Committee
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016
related to ← Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1100
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1100
us · 114-s-1100 · source updated 12 August 2025