HR 9119
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land use and conservation
Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
Introduced: September 30, 2022
Introduced by:
Peters, Scott H.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 30, 2022
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.
Sep 30, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
This bill provides for a program within the Forest Service to identify, investigate, research, 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 Restoration Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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