Congress 109 - HR 975 - TRAIL Act

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Animals Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Environmental law enforcement Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Fire prevention Forest fires Law Legal fees Liability for environmental damages 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 lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest 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 National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest 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 certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.

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Dec 14, 2005

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 13, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 13, 2005

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11443-11444)
Dec 13, 2005

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11443-11444)
Dec 13, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 975.
Dec 13, 2005

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11443-11444)
Dec 13, 2005

Mrs. Drake moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 14, 2005

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
Jun 14, 2005

Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Jun 14, 2005

Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-128, Part I.
May 18, 2005

Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Discharged.
May 18, 2005

Subcommittee on National Parks Discharged.
May 18, 2005

Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
May 18, 2005

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2005

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 2005

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Feb 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Feb 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 17, 2005

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.
Feb 17, 2005

Introduced in House

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