[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6989 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6989

  To amend an Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, with respect to 
      emergency permits for rights-of-way, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2024

Mr. Good of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend an Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, with respect to 
      emergency permits for rights-of-way, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. LICENSES OR PERMITS TO OWNERS OF ADJACENT LANDS.

    Section 2 of the Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, entitled 
``To amend the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041), providing for the 
administration and maintenance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the States 
of Virginia and North Carolina, by the Secretary of the Interior, and 
for other purposes.'' is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may issue'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) may issue''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) shall issue at least 1 emergency permit for emergency 
        use.''.
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