An Act to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, and to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize equal overtime pay provisions for all Federal employees engaged in wildland fire suppression operations.
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Became Public Law No: 106-558.
Official Summary
Amends the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 to modify the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, to include specified lands transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior.Amends Federal civil service law to mandate time-and-a-half as the overtime hourly rate of pay for an employee of the Department of the Interior or the U.S. Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities. Declares such overtime as premium pay.
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AI Government Intelligence™This law amends the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 by adjusting the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest to include certain lands transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. Additionally, it modifies federal civil service regulations to require that employees of the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities receive overtime pay at a rate of time-and-a-half, classifying this as premium pay.
The law expands the Toiyabe National Forest boundary and standardizes overtime pay for federal wildland fire suppression workers at a premium rate.
- Modifies the Toiyabe National Forest boundary to incorporate lands transferred between federal departments.
- Mandates time-and-a-half overtime pay for Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service employees involved in emergency wildland fire suppression.
- Classifies overtime pay for these employees as premium pay under federal civil service law.
['Employees of the Department of the Interior engaged in wildland fire suppression', 'Employees of the U.S. Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture engaged in wildland fire suppression', 'Federal land management agencies responsible for the Toiyabe National Forest', 'Potentially, communities and ecosystems within the expanded Toiyabe National Forest boundary']
['Implementation of boundary changes may require administrative coordination between the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.', 'Increased overtime pay obligations could impact federal agency budgets related to wildland fire suppression.', 'Oversight mechanisms for ensuring proper classification and payment of premium overtime may need to be established or enhanced.']
The bill was introduced and passed during the 106th Congress and was signed into law on December 21, 2000. It reflects legislative efforts to manage federal lands and address compensation for federal employees involved in emergency wildfire response, aligning with broader public lands and natural resources policy areas.
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['Potential improvement in wildfire response effectiveness due to standardized overtime pay incentives for federal fire suppression personnel.', 'Possible administrative adjustments within federal land management agencies to accommodate the boundary change and associated management responsibilities.', 'Enhanced employee morale or retention among wildland fire suppression workers due to overtime pay standardization.']
The bill was enacted into law, indicating completed legislative action. Transparency considerations include monitoring the implementation of boundary changes and ensuring compliance with overtime pay provisions. Oversight may focus on budget impacts and interagency coordination to verify that the land transfer and pay adjustments are executed as authorized.
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