Congress 108 - HR 3247 - TRAIL Act

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Animals Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Environmental law enforcement Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Fire prevention Forest fires Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Law Legal fees Liability for environmental damages Maintenance and repair National forests National parks Negligence Public Lands and Natural Resources Wildlife refuges

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Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act or TRAIL Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other Federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System (NPS) lands, National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) lands, and National Forest (NF) lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under Federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under Federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or NPS lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) either a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on NWR or NF lands to pay all costs of the proceedings.

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other Federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for fire usage violations on BLM lands, National Park System lands, and National Forest System lands, if the violation was the result of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or private property.

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Sep 29, 2004

Received in the Senate.
Sep 28, 2004

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2004

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7672-7673)
Sep 28, 2004

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7672-7673)
Sep 28, 2004

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3247.
Sep 28, 2004

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7672-7674)
Sep 28, 2004

Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 30, 2004

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
Jun 30, 2004

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-511, Part II.
Jun 23, 2004

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2004

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than June 30, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.
May 20, 2004

Committee on Agriculture discharged.
May 20, 2004

House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 20, 2004.
May 20, 2004

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-511, Part I.
May 5, 2004

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 5, 2004

Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
May 5, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 21, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 6, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Oct 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Oct 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Oct 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Oct 2, 2003

Referred to the Committee on 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.
Oct 2, 2003

Introduced in House

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