[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1463 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1463

  To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on 
 Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior 
        or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2007

  Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Tancredo) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
   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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on 
 Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior 
        or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands 
Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources 
Act'' or the ``Federal Lands REPAIR Act''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Violations of laws and regulations applicable to the 
        use of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
        the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture often result in 
        damages to those lands that require expenditures for 
        restoration activities to mitigate the damages.
            (2) Increased public information and education regarding 
        the laws and regulations applicable to the use of these Federal 
        lands can help to reduce the frequency of unintentional 
        violations.
            (3) It is appropriate that fines and other monetary 
        penalties paid as a result of violations of laws and 
        regulations applicable to the use of these Federal lands be 
        used to defray the costs of such restoration activities and to 
        provide such public information and education.

SEC. 2. USE OF FINES FROM VIOLATIONS OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE 
              TO PUBLIC LANDS FOR RESTORATION AND INFORMATIONAL 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Lands Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--Section 
305 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1735) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Use of Collected Fines.--
            ``(1) Availability and authorized use.--Any moneys received 
        by the United States as a result of a fine imposed under 
        section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, for a violation 
        of a regulation prescribed under section 303(a) shall be 
        available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and 
        until expended, for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To cover the cost to the United States of any 
                improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on the 
                public lands rendered necessary by the action which led 
                to the fine or by similar actions.
                    ``(B) To increase public awareness of regulations 
                and other requirements regarding the use of the public 
                lands.
            ``(2) Treatment of excess funds.--Moneys referred to in 
        paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines are excess to the 
        amounts necessary to carry out the purposes specified in such 
        paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund 
        established by section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
        (42 U.S.C. 10601).''.
    (b) National Park System Lands.--Section 3 of the National Park 
Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 3), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``That the Secretary'' the first place it 
        appears and inserting ``(a) Regulations for Use and Management 
        of National Park System; Enforcement.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``He may also'' the first place it appears 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Special Management Authorities.--The Secretary of the 
Interior may'';
            (3) by striking ``He may also'' the second place it appears 
        and inserting ``The Secretary may'';
            (4) by striking ``No natural,'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Lease and Permit Authorities.--No natural''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Use of Collected Fines.--
            ``(1) Availability and authorized use.--Any moneys received 
        by the United States as a result of a fine imposed under 
        section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, for a violation 
        of a rule or regulation prescribed under this section shall be 
        available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further 
        appropriation and until expended, for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To cover the cost to the United States of any 
                improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on the 
                National Park System lands rendered necessary by the 
                action which led to the fine or by similar actions.
                    ``(B) To increase public awareness of rules, 
                regulations, and other requirements regarding the use 
                of such lands.
            ``(2) Treatment of excess funds.--Moneys referred to in 
        paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines are excess to the 
        amounts necessary to carry out the purposes specified in such 
        paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund 
        established by section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
        (42 U.S.C. 10601).''.
    (c) National Wildlife Refuge System Lands.--Subsection (f) of 
section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Use of collected fines.--Any moneys received by the 
        United States as a result of a fine imposed under section 3571 
        of title 18, United States Code, for a violation of this Act or 
        a regulation issued thereunder shall be available to the 
        Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, 
        for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To cover the cost to the United States of any 
                improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on the 
                System lands rendered necessary by the action which led 
                to the fine or by similar actions.
                    ``(B) To increase public awareness of rules, 
                regulations, and other requirements regarding the use 
                of System lands.
            ``(4) Treatment of excess funds.--Moneys referred to in 
        paragraph (3) that the Secretary determines are excess to the 
        amounts necessary to carry out the purposes specified in such 
        paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund 
        established by section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
        (42 U.S.C. 10601).''.
    (d) National Forest System Lands.--The eleventh undesignated 
paragraph under the heading ``surveying the public lands'' of the Act 
of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following:

``SEC. 551. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS; REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations for Use and Protection of National Forest 
System.--'';
            (2) by striking ``destruction; and any violation'' and 
        inserting the following: ``destruction.
    ``(b) Violations; Penalties.--Any violation''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Use of Collected Fines.--
            ``(1) Availability and authorized use.--Any moneys received 
        by the United States as a result of a collateral payment in 
        lieu of appearance or a fine imposed under section 3571 of 
        title 18, United States Code, for a violation of a regulation 
        issued under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, without further appropriation and until 
        expended, for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To cover the cost to the United States of any 
                improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on 
                National Forest System lands rendered necessary by the 
                action which led to the fine or payment.
                    ``(B) To increase public awareness of rules, 
                regulations, and other requirements regarding the use 
                of such lands.
            ``(2) Treatment of excess funds.--Moneys referred to in 
        paragraph (1) that the Secretary of Agriculture determines are 
        excess to the amounts necessary to carry out the purposes 
        specified in such paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime 
        Victims Fund established by section 1402 of the Victims of 
        Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).''.
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