118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1473: Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
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Summary
This bill provides for a program within the Forest Service to detect, monitor, and remediate the environmental damage caused by trespass cultivation of cannabis on National Forest System lands and increases criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on government property.
Specifically, the bill directs the Forest Service to carry out a program of environmental remediation on its land, to be known as the Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Remediation Program.
The Forest Service shall pay fees and charges imposed by state authorities for permits for the disposal of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, improper pesticides, or other wastes on Forest Service lands to the same extent as nongovernmental entities.
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The Forest Service may enter into agreements with certain entities to carry out the Forest Service's responsibilities under this program.
The bill establishes an account in the Treasury to collect amounts recovered from trespassers for response actions, as well as amounts from other sources. Funds in the account may only be used for environmental remediation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Doug LaMalfa R-CAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Scott Peters SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Scott Peters.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Budget, 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.