[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3176 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3176

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal 
violation for injuring or destroying property under the jurisdiction of 
           the National Park Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2015

   Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal 
violation for injuring or destroying property under the jurisdiction of 
           the National Park Service, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting our National Parks Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INJURY OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY UNDER 
              THE JURISDICTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

    (a) Protection of National Park Service Property.--Chapter 65 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the 
              National Park Service
    ``Whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or 
destroy, any property under the jurisdiction of the National Park 
Service shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 
years, or both.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National 
                            Park Service.''.
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