Air Tanker Emergency Release Act of 2004

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Bill Number

HR 4533

Introduced

Jun 9, 2004

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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Topics

Aviation safety Emergency Management Fire prevention Forest fires Government contractors Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Licenses Maintenance and repair Public Lands and Natural Resources Tanker aircraft Transportation and Public Works

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Summary

Air Tanker Emergency Release Act of 2004 - Requires, upon a qualifying owner's request, the temporary reinstatement of an aerial firefighting contract for a large air tanker that was canceled on May 10, 2004, by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.

Actions

Jun 22, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 14, 2004

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Jun 14, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jun 9, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Jun 9, 2004

Introduced in House

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