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Title 16—CONSERVATION > CHAPTER 3—FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall not authorize a prescribed burn on Forest Service land if, for the county or contiguous county in which the land is located, the national fire danger rating system indicates an extreme fire danger level.

( Pub. L. 114–275, § 3 , Dec. 14, 2016 , 130 Stat. 1405 .)

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