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S.561: FLAME Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about public lands and natural resources
- Introduced March 10, 2009
- Latest Major Action July 21, 2009
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
14 (12 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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| March 10, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) |