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S. 2472 (105th)
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way.
Introduced
15 September 1998
Last action
16 September 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary concerned from imposing liability without fault against any holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system, to recover fire suppression costs incurred by the United States in connection with such a right-of-way.
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Timeline
15 September 1998
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1998
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10383-10384)
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 1998
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 September 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/2472
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/2472
- us · 105-s-2472 · source updated 24 March 2026