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HR 3808 107th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Crime and Law Enforcement Environmental Protection Environmental law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Law Legal fees Liability for environmental damages Maintenance and repair National forests National parks

Consistent Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002

Introduced: February 27, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 6, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Mar 6, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Mar 6, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 6, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 27, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 27, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Consistent Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other Federal law to classify as a Class B misdemeanor a violation of any regulation concerning the management, use, and protection of National Park System lands, National Forest lands, and other public lands. Makes a person guilty of a Class A misdemeanor (subject to a higher fine and/or imprisonment) for the knowing and willful violation of any such regulation. Provides authority to adjudge persons who commit such a violation to pay all costs of the proceedings.

Allows fines so collected to be used to: (1) cover the costs of improvement, protection, or rehabilitation of the public lands rendered necessary by such violation; and (2) increase public awareness of such regulations and other requirements concerning public land use.

What's happening now March 6, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 4, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 20, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 12, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3808: Consistent Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3808/
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"H.R. 3808: Consistent Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3808/.
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