[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1805 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1805

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty 
for dumping solid waste on certain Federal lands, to increase the fine 
 for illegally cutting, destroying, or transporting timber on Federal 
  lands, and to establish programs to decrease the illegal dumping of 
                 solid waste on certain Federal lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1993

Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
         the Committees on the Judiciary and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty 
for dumping solid waste on certain Federal lands, to increase the fine 
 for illegally cutting, destroying, or transporting timber on Federal 
  lands, and to establish programs to decrease the illegal dumping of 
                 solid waste on certain Federal lands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Lands Protection Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL CRIME FOR DUMPING SOLID WASTE ON 
              CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 91 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1865. Dumping solid waste on certain Federal lands
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever willfully dumps solid waste on any 
Federal land shall be fined in an amount up to $5,000 or imprisoned not 
more than 6 months, or both.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Federal land.--The term `Federal land' means any area 
        of land or water owned by the United States and administered 
        by--
                    ``(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
                    ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    ``(C) the National Park Service;
                    ``(D) the Bureau of Reclamation; or
                    ``(E) the Forest Service.
            ``(2) Solid waste.--The term `solid waste' means--
                    ``(A) waste generated by the normal activities of 
                households, including food wastes, rubbish, ashes, and 
                bulky wastes; and
                    ``(B) waste generated from agricultural, 
                commercial, industrial, or municipal operations, 
                including garbage, refuse, sludges, and other discarded 
                solid materials.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 91 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1865. Dumping solid waste on certain Federal lands.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN FINE FOR ILLEGALLY CUTTING, DESTROYING, OR 
              TRANSPORTING TIMBER ON FEDERAL LANDS.

    Section 1852 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``Whoever violates any provision of this section shall, in addition 
to any other fine imposed pursuant to this section, be fined in an 
amount equal to the fair market value of the timber cut, destroyed, or 
transported.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS TO DECREASE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF SOLID 
              WASTE ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Department of the Interior Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
        to the extent practicable, establish a program for the purpose 
        of decreasing the dumping of solid waste on Federal lands in 
        violation of section 1865 of title 18, United States Code.
            (2) Federal lands defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``Federal lands'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1865 of title 18, United States Code, 
        except that such term does not include any area of land or 
        water administered by the Forest Service.
    (b) Forest Service Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to 
the extent practicable, establish a program for the purpose of 
decreasing the dumping of solid waste on Federal lands administered by 
the Secretary through the Forest Service in violation of section 1865 
of title 18, United States Code.
    (c) Conduct of Programs.--In carrying out a program established 
under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary concerned shall cooperate 
with appropriate State and local agencies to disseminate information to 
the public to discourage illegal dumping of solid waste on Federal 
lands administered by such Secretary.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which the 
Secretary concerned establishes a program under subsection (a) or (b), 
such Secretary shall submit to the Congress and the President a report 
containing a description of--
            (1) the program established by the Secretary; and
            (2) the extent to which the Secretary believes the program 
        to be successful.
    (e) Secretary Concerned Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the 
        program established by such Secretary under subsection (a); and
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the 
        program established by such Secretary under subsection (b).
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1, 
1993, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.

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