S.Amdt. 4449

SA 4449. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 341. AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENTS TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR
COSTS OF SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES ON STATE LANDS
CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
UNDER LEASES AND OTHER GRANTS OF ACCESS TO
STATE LANDS.

Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) The Secretary of Defense may, in any lease, permit,
license, or other grant of access for use of lands owned by a
State, agree to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs
of the State in suppressing wildland fires caused by the
activities of the Department of Defense under such lease,
permit, license, or other grant of access.''.
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