,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,huffman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 and ,mr4 
,lamborn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,united ,states ,sentencing         
,commission with respect to penalties   
for the unlawful production of a        
controlled substance on ,federal        
property or intentional trespass on the 
property of another that causes         
environmental damage4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,lands ,against ,narcotics  
,trafficking ,act of #bjac or the       
,,plant ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3  7#a7 ,in #bjab1   
well over #ijj1jjj marijuana plants were
 eradicated from #dga sites on ,national
 ,forest lands in #bj ,states from      
,hawaii to ,virginia4 ,this represents  
just part of total eradication efforts  

on public lands4  7#b7 ,across ,federal 
land management agency holdings         
including ,u4,s4 ,fish and ,wildlife1   
the ,u4,s4 ,national ,park ,service1 the
 ,u4,s4 ,bureau of ,land ,management1   
and the ,u4,s4 ,forest ,service1        
marijuana grows have commonly been found
 in excess of #a1jjj plants per         
cultivation site and some have included 
more than #bjj1jjj plants4  7#c7 ,as a  
result of these grow sites1 public and  
private lands are being destroyed by    
chemical contamination and alteration of
 watersheds2 diversion of natural water 
courses2 elimination of native          
vegetation2 wildfire hazards2 poaching  
of wildlife2 and harmful disposal of    
garbage1 non-biodegradable material     
litter1 and human waste4 ,in many cases 
the damage is being done to watersheds  
where millions of dollars in ,federal   
and ,state funds have been spent to     
improve conditions for threatened fish  
and wildlife species4  7#d7 ,research   
has found that listed and candidate     

species under the ,endangered ,species  
,act like the ,pacific fisher and       
,northern ,spotted ,owl have been killed
 by poisons and hazardous substances at 
marijuana cultivation sites1 increasing 
pressure on legal land users to         
undertake conservation measures4  7#e7  
,state and ,federal fish and wildlife   
officials have found that               
environmentally destructive practices   
resulting from illegal marijuana        
cultivation1 including the removal of   
timber and vegetation1 can lead to      
excess river and stream sedimentation in
 areas needed by salmon and other       
protected fish populations4  7#f7       
,timber companies1 farmers1 and ranchers
 in northwest ,california report that   
illegal marijuana cultivation on private
 lands has caused significant damage to 
livestock1 agriculture1 and natural     
resources4  7#g7 ,a single #bjaa        
operation titled ,operation ,full ,court
 ,press in ,mendocino ,national ,forest 
7,,ca7 located #ef cultivation sites and

 interdicted #cb firearms1 #a1eaj pounds
 of processed marijuana1 more than      
#dfh1iej plants and resulted in #ajb    
arrests4 ,the operation also removed #bc
 tons of trash1 over a ton of           
fertilizer1 #eg pounds of poison1 #bb   
miles of irrigation piping1 #ac man-made
 dams1 and #abj propane tanks4  7#h7    
,basic reclamation of marijuana         
cultivation sites can cost well over    
#ae1jjj per site4 ,citizen volunteer    
groups1 concerned with the extent of    
environmental damage to local forests1  
have relationships with law enforcement 
to reclaim and clean up cultivation     
sites4  #c4 ,direction to ,united       
,states ,sentencing ,commission  7a7 ,in
 general ,pursuant to its authority     
under section #iid of title #bh1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and in accordance with  
this section1 the ,united ,states       
,sentencing ,commission shall review and
 amend the ,federal sentencing          
guidelines and policy statements to     
ensure that the guidelines provide for  

additional penalties otherwise          
applicable to persons convicted of      
offenses under section #dja7;a7 of the  
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;a77 while on ,federal   
property or intentionally trespassing on
 the property of another if the offense 
involves any of the following3  7#a7    
,the use of a poison1 chemical1 or      
hazardous substance for the unlawful    
production of a controlled substance    
that--  7,a7 creates a serious hazard to
 humans1 wildlife1 or domestic animals2 
7,b7 degrades or harms the environment  
or natural resources2 or  7,c7 pollutes 
an aquifer1 spring1 stream1 river1 or   
body of water4  7#b7 ,the diversion1    
redirection1 obstruction1 draining1 or  
impoundment of an aquifer1 spring1      
river1 or body of water for the unlawful
 production of a controlled substance4  
7#c7 ,the substantial removal of        
vegetation or clear cutting of timber   
for the unlawful production of a        
controlled substance4  7b7 ,requirements

 ,in carrying out this section1 the     
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission 
shall--  7#a7 assure reasonable         
consistency with other relevant         
directives and with other sentencing    
guidelines2 and  7#b7 assure that the   
guidelines adequately meet the purposes 
and kind of sentencing available under  
sections #ceec7;a77#b7 and #ceec7;a77#c7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4   
#d4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
the ,act shall be construed to apply    
with respect to the legal use of        
authorized pesticides1 herbicides1      
fertilizers1 chemicals1 or hazardous    
substances4