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Q: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
A: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Rationale: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fire-Safe Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(2) Applicable model ordinance.--The term ''applicable
model ordinance'' means either--
(A) the Federal model ordinance required by section
3(a); or
(B) a State model ordinance described in section
3(d).
(3) Appropriate review panel.--The term ''appropriate
review panel'' means a panel of individuals who--
(A)(i) are fire protection experts; or
(ii) have significant expertise in fire management,
fire policy, community planning, or issues related to a
fire hazard area; and
(B) are appointed by the Administrator.
(4) Director.--The term ''Director'' means the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(5) Fire hazard area.--The term ''fire hazard area'' means
an area at significant risk from wildland fire as determined by
the applicable State forestry agency or equivalent State
agency.
(6) Fire-safe communities.--The term ''fire-safe
community'' means--
(A) a subdivision of a State that has adopted local
ordinances that are consistent with each element set
out in section 3(b); or
(B) a municipality at risk that has adopted local
ordinances that are consistent with some but not all of
the elements set out in section 3(b), if the
Administrator determines that local conditions make the
incorporation of such elements impractical or
counterproductive for such municipality.
(7) Municipality at risk.--The term ''municipality at
risk'' means a subdivision of a State that is located in a fire
hazard area.

SEC. 3. MODEL ORDINANCES FOR COMMUNITIES IN FIRE HAZARD AREAS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall publish a Federal model
ordinance for municipalities at risk that contains the elements
described in subsection (b).
(b) Elements.--A model ordinance required by subsection (a) shall
include the following elements with respect to fire prevention and
management:
(1) Specifications for construction materials and
techniques for use in such communities.
(2) Guidelines for the placement of utilities, defensible
space, and vegetation management.
(3) Enforcement mechanisms for compliance with defensible
space requirements.
(4) Zoning and site design standards for new residential
construction, including the width and placement of surrounding
fuel breaks and description of unsafe areas to locate new
homes, such as the top of highly dangerous canyons that funnel
wildfire heat.
(5) Specifications for water supplies for firefighting.
(6) Requirements for adequate firefighting protection,
including requirements for fire stations and equipment.
(7) Guidelines for the participation of fire professionals
in the development of local fire protection models.
(8) Standards for roads, culverts, and bridges.
(9) Guidelines for the marking of buildings and homes.
(c) Development of Federal Model Ordinance.--
(1) Consultation.--In developing the model ordinance
required by subsection (a), the Director--
(A) shall consult with the Administrator, the Chief
of the Forest Service, and the Director of the Bureau
of Land Management; and
(B) may consult with others, including private
entities that write fire codes.
(2) Existing standards.--The Director may incorporate into
the Federal model ordinance all or part of existing consensus-
based standards for fire hazard areas, or other model codes
(such as the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code or
National Fire Protection Association standards).
(d) State Model Ordinances.--A State may adopt model ordinances
incorporating appropriate elements set out in subsection (b) for the
communities of such State.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $7,500,000 to carry out subsection (a).

SEC. 4. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR FIRE-SAFE COMMUNITIES.

(a) In General.--
(1) Fire management assistance grant program.--The
Administrator may modify, for a municipality at risk, the
requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
related to the provision of a non-Federal share of funds, as
set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Non-federal share.--If a municipality at risk has
adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant
progress toward implementing that model ordinance, the
Administrator may reduce the required amount for such non-
Federal share to 10 percent of the grant amount.
(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete a rulemaking--
(1) to define ''significant progress toward implementing
that model ordinance'' as used in subsection (a); and
(2) to establish other procedures and requirements for
decreasing the non-Federal share for the Fire Management
Assistance Grant Program pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Fire Management Assistance Grant Program Defined.--In this
section, the term ''Fire Management Assistance Grant Program'' means
the fire management assistance grant program carried out pursuant to
section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187).

SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of funds for this
purpose, the Administrator shall provide grants to municipalities at
risk--
(1) to encourage responsible development in State-
identified fire-prone regions; and
(2) to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires.
(b) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section may be used as
follows:
(1) By fire-safe communities to implement or enforce local
ordinances consistent with an applicable model ordinance.
(2) To carry out programs to provide education to community
planners and local fire departments on code enforcement and
fire-resistant planning, zoning, and home construction.
(3) To enforce requirements related to residential
construction or brush clearing requirements.
(4) To create fire maps using geographic information system
technology and provide training in such technology.
(5) To provide education to the public on fire-safe
practices.
(c) Maximum Grant Awards.--The amount of a grant awarded under this
section may not be more than $1,000,000.
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--An application for a grant under this
section shall be made at such time and in such manner as the
Administrator shall require.
(2) Matching requirement.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Administrator shall require that a municipality that
receives a grant under this subsection provide non-
Federal funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the
amount of such grant.
(B) Waiver.--The Administrator may waive the
requirement of subparagraph (A) in extraordinary
circumstances.
(3) Review.--Applications for grants under this section
shall be reviewed by an appropriate review panel established by
the Administrator.
(e) Schedule.--A grant awarded under this section shall be expended
not later than 3 years after the date the grant is awarded.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008
and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR FIRE-HAZARD ASSESSMENT MAPS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide grants to States
to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.
(b) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section may be used as
follows:
(1) To develop or update maps that assess fire hazard in a
State.
(2) To conduct studies and to provide equipment, personnel,
or other resources necessary to develop or update such maps.
(c) Maximum Grant Awards.--
(1) Amount.--The amount of a grant awarded under this
section may not be more than $1,000,000.
(2) Requirement for matching funds.--A State that receives
a grant under this section shall provide an equal amount of
State funds to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--An application for a grant under this
section shall be made at such time and in such manner as the
Administrator shall require.
(2) Review.--Applications for grants under this section
shall be reviewed by an appropriate review panel established by
the Administrator.
(e) Schedule.--A grant awarded under this section shall be expended
not later than 3 years after the date the grant is awarded.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008
and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 7. FOREST SERVICE AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GRANTS FOR
COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION.

(a) Grants by Department of the Interior; Inclusion of Non-Forested
Areas.--Subsection (a) of section 10A of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106c) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ''and the Secretary of the
Interior'' after ''The Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ''and equivalent State officials''
and inserting ''equivalent State officials, and local
officials'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ''trees and forests'' and inserting
''trees, forests, and rangelands''; and
(B) by inserting ''and rangeland'' after ''overall
forest''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by inserting ''and rangeland'' after ''all
forest''; and
(B) by inserting ''and other vegetation'' after
''forest cover''.
(b) Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program.--Subsection
(b) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''wildfires.''
and inserting ''wildfires; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(E) to enhance the capacity of local governments
to integrate fire-resistant community and home design
into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush
clearing ordinances.'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following
new paragraph:
''(2) Administration and implementation.--The Program shall
be administered by the Chief of the Forest Service and the
Secretary of the Interior and implemented through State
foresters or equivalent State officials.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ''Secretary,'' and inserting ''Secretary and
the Secretary of the Interior'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and
(H) as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively;
and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following new subparagraph:
''(F) programs to build the capacity of local
governments to design and maintain fire-resistant
communities;'';
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ''or the Secretary of
the Interior'' after ''by the Secretary''; and
(5) in paragraph (5), by inserting ''and the Secretary of
the Interior'' after ''The Secretary''.
(c) Pilot Program for Fire-Safe Communities.--Such section is
further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new
subsection (c):
''(c) Pilot Program for Fire-Safe Communities To Coordinate Across
Jurisdictional Boundaries.--
''(1) Authority.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior may carry out a pilot program to assess the
feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-
safe communities located near Federal land to assist in Federal
efforts to prevent and manage fires.
''(2) Grants.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior may carry out the pilot program through the award of
grants for purposes of the pilot program.
''(3) Use of grant funds.--A recipient of a grant under the
pilot program may use the grant for any of the following:
''(A) To implement or enforce local ordinances
consistent with the Federal model ordinance or
applicable State model ordinance.
''(B) To complete cooperative fire agreements that
articulate the roles and responsibilities for Federal,
State, and local government entities in local wildfire
suppression and protection.
''(C) To develop or implement community wildfire
protection plans to better focus resources to address
priority areas for hazardous fuels reduction projects.
''(D) To expand education programs to raise the
awareness of homeowners and citizens of wildland fire
protection practices.
''(E) To implement training programs for
firefighters on wildland firefighting techniques and
approaches.
''(F) To acquire equipment acquisition to
facilitate wildland fire preparedness.
''(4) Matching requirement.--
''(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a
person who receives a grant under the pilot program
shall provide non-Federal funds in an amount equal to
25 percent of the amount of such grant.
''(B) Waiver.--The Secretary or the Secretary of
the Interior may waive the requirements of subparagraph
(A) in extraordinary circumstances.
''(5) Fire-safe community defined.--In this subsection, the
term 'fire-safe community' has the meaning given that term in
section 2 of the Fire-Safe Communities Act.''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (e) of such
section, as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ''to
the Secretary'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ''and'' at the end; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following
new paragraphs:
''(2) to the Secretary--
''(A) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2013; and
''(B) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal
year thereafter; and
''(3) to the Secretary of the Interior--
''(A) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2013; and
''(B) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal
year thereafter.''.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section, as
redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by inserting ''and the
Secretary of the Interior'' after ''section, the Secretary''.
A:
Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specifications for construction materials and techniques for use in such communities; and (2) standards for roads, culverts, and bridges.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modify, for a municipality at risk, the requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program related to the provision of a non-federal share of funds, so that if such a municipality has adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant progress toward implementing it, the Administrator may reduce the required non-federal share to 10% of the grant amount.

Directs the Administrator to provide grants to: (1) municipalities at risk to encourage responsible development in state-identified fire-prone regions and to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires; and (2) states to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.

Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to: (1) include as a purpose of the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of local governments to integrate fire-resistant community and home design into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush clearing ordinances; and (2) authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-safe communities located near federal land.