3.0.0 3210 2023-01-11T13:22:05Z 2023-01-11T13:22:05Z House H HR 2011-10-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOPER:H.R. 3210.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H6977]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2012-06-07T21:26:09Z Hearings by 2012-05-08T18:24:04Z Referred to 2011-10-18T21:10:57Z Reported by 2012-07-17T22:12:56Z Markup by 2012-06-07T21:26:21Z Referred to 2011-10-14T13:03:05Z H. Rept. 112-604 2012-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00439 2012-07-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-604. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-07-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-604. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-06-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19. Committee 2012-06-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-06-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged. Committee 2012-05-08 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-10-18 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2011-10-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N B001228 Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2011-10-14 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2011-10-14 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2011-11-03 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-11-03 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2011-11-04 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2011-11-04 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2011-11-04 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2011-11-15 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2011-11-15 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2011-11-15 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2011-11-16 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 52 2011-11-16 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2011-11-16 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2011-11-16 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2011-11-18 False K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2011-12-01 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2011-12-07 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2011-12-13 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] Bill Posey R FL 15 2012-01-18 False M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2012-02-15 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2012-03-19 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Horticulture and plants Music Trade restrictions Environmental Protection 00 2011-10-14 Introduced in House 2012-02-28T21:15:56Z Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act or the RELIEF Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make such Act inapplicable to any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or any finished plant or plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before such date; (2) limit the application of plant importation declaration requirements to plants that are entered for consumption; (3) exclude from declaration requirements a plant product that is derived from a tree unless the product is solid wood (requires the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to issue regulations that define the term "solid wood" for such purpose); (4) make the prohibition on asserting an ownership interest in property that it is illegal to possess inapplicable to an imported plant or plant product acquired by an innocent owner; and (5) establish civil penalties for specified first violations involving plant importations.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested pursuant to the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970, to review the implementation of plant declarations with 180 days. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) to report on plant declaration requirements, including an evaluation of the feasibility of creating a publicly available database of laws of foreign countries from which plants are exported.

Requires the heads of federal agencies responsible for implementing such Act to allocate sufficient amounts to implement provisions concerning plant declarations from amounts otherwise available.

Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the heads of other federal agencies responsible for implementing such Act to issue regulations to establish a standard certification process for plant and plant products legally harvested, imported, or manufactured after May 22, 2008, that considers individual item certification and individual manufacturer, importer, and retailer certification for purposes of sale and resale.

Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review and report on the competitiveness in the domestic market for raw materials for the manufacture of musical instruments and the impact of this Act on such competitiveness.]]>

17 2012-07-17 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2012-08-14T22:03:00Z Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act or the RELIEF Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make such Act inapplicable to any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or any finished plant or plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before such date; (2) limit the application of plant importation declaration requirements to plants that are entered for consumption; and (3) exclude from declaration requirements a plant product that is derived from a tree unless the product is solid wood (requires the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to issue regulations that define the term "solid wood" for such purpose).

Provides that: (1) civil forfeiture provisions that prohibit any person from asserting an ownership interest in contraband or other property that it is illegal to possess, or that prohibit the federal government from being required to return contraband or other property that the person from whom the property was seized may not legally possess, shall not apply to plants or plant products; and (2) civil forfeiture provisions of such Act are the sole authority for civil seizure or forfeiture actions alleging, or predicated upon, a violation of such Act.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce, or any person within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States from possessing, a plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold: (1) without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required for the plant by any law or regulation of any state or any foreign law that is directed at the protection, conservation, and management of plants; and (2) in violation of any limitation under any law or regulation of any state, or under foreign law, governing the export or transshipment of plants and that is directed at the protection, conservation, and management of plants

Limits the application of a civil penalty under such Act for violations of foreign laws to violations of foreign laws that are directed at the protection, conservation, and management of plants.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested pursuant to the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970, to review the implementation of plant declarations with 180 days. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) to report on plant declaration requirements, including an evaluation of the feasibility of creating a publicly available database of laws of foreign countries from which plants are exported.

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