Sec. 2814. AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR COSTS OF SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES ON STATE LANDS; RESTORATION OF LANDS OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VEHICLE MISHAPS

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## SEC. 2814 AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR COSTS OF SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES ON STATE LANDS; RESTORATION OF LANDS OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VEHICLE MISHAPS ###

(a)Authorities Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “or lease” each place it appears; ####

(2)in subsection (b), by striking “or lease”; ####

(3)in subsection (c), by striking “lease,”; and ####

(4)by adding at the end the following new subsections: > > ### “(d) Wildland Fires on State Land > > 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. > > > ### “(e) Restoration of Land Damaged by Mishap > > > ####

(1)> > When land under the administrative jurisdiction of a Federal agency that is not a part of the Department of Defense is damaged as the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may, with the consent of the Federal agency, restore the land. > > > #### “(2) > > When land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department is damaged as the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of a Federal agency that is not a part of the Department of Defense, the head of the Federal agency under whose control the vessel, aircraft, or vehicle was operating may, with the consent of the Department of Defense, restore the land.” > . ###

(b)Conforming Amendments Such section is further amended— ####

(1)in the heading, by striking “lease” and inserting “damaged by mishap; reimbursement of state costs of fighting wildland fires”; ####

(2)in subsection (a), by striking “(a) The Secretary” and inserting “(a) Restoration of Other Agency Land Used by Permit.—The Secretary”; ####

(3)in subsection (b), by striking “(b) Unless” and inserting “(b) Screening for Use of Improved Land.—Unless”; and ####

(4)in subsection (c), by striking “(c)(1) As a condition” and inserting “(c) Restoration of Department of Defense Land Used by Other Agency.—(1) As a condition”. ###

(c)Clerical Amendment The table of sections of chapter 159 of such title is amended by amending the item relating to section 2691 to read as follows:" “2691. Restoration of land used by permit or damaged by mishap; reimbursement of State costs of fighting wildland fires.” ".