Congress 116 - HR 7540 - PLANT Act of 2020

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Alternative and renewable resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Aquatic ecology Coal Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against animals and natural resources Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Ecology Energy revenues and royalties Federal-Indian relations Firearms and explosives Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Horticulture and plants Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Marine pollution Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations U.S. Sentencing Commission Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2020 or the PLANT Act of 2020

This bill enhances criminal penalties for illegally producing controlled substances on federal property in a manner that causes environmental damage, establishes a fund to facilitate the recovery of lands and water damaged by illegal marijuana cultivation activities, and establishes the Public Lands Eradication and Remediation Partnership to coordinate activities to remediate lands affected by illegal marijuana cultivation or associated illegal activities.

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Sep 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Aug 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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.
Jul 9, 2020

Introduced in House

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