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Duncan Hunter

Tagged in: Civil liberties, Emergency management, Federal-local relations, Fire prevention, Forest fires, Forest management, Landowners, Natural resources, Public lands, Right of property

Latest Update: Saturday, September, 06th 2008

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To facilitate the ability of private property owners and local communities that manage public land to clear brush or make other modifications to their property for the purpose of creating fire breaks in order to protect human lives and property.

11/6/2007--Introduced.

Wild Fire Prevention Act - Bars any federal law from prohibiting or restricting private property owners or local communities that manage public land from clearing brush or making other modifications to their property to create fire breaks for the protection of human lives and property.

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  • 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  • 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 11/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2333)
  • 11/06/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 11/06/2007 - Referred to House Natural Resources

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H.R.4096 Introduced in House11/09/2007