,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 
,huffman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1    
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4       
,lamborn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,s5t5c+ ,commission ) respect to        
p5alties = ! unlawful production ( a    
controll$ sub/ance on ,f$]al prop]ty or 
int5tional trespass on ! prop]ty ( ano!r
 t causes environm5tal damage4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,l&s ,aga9/ ,n>cotics         
,traffick+ ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,plant    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 #bjab1 well ov]        
#ijj1jjj m>ijuana plants 7 eradicat$ f  
#dga sites on ,national ,=e/ l&s 9 #bj  
,/ates f ,hawaii to ,virg9ia4 ,?is      
repres5ts j "p ( total eradication ef=ts
 on public l&s4  7#b7 ,across ,f$]al l& 
managem5t ag5cy hold+s includ+ ,u4,s4   
,fi% & ,wildlife1 ! ,u4,s4 ,national    

,p>k ,s]vice1 ! ,u4,s4 ,bureau ( ,l&    
,managem5t1 & ! ,u4,s4 ,=e/ ,s]vice1    
m>ijuana gr[s h commonly be5 f\nd 9     
excess ( #a1jjj plants p] cultivation   
site & "s h includ$ m ?an #bjj1jjj      
plants4  7#c7 ,z a result ( ^! gr[      
sites1 public & private l&s are be+     
de/roy$ by *emical contam9ation &       
alt]ation ( wat]%$s2 div]sion ( natural 
wat] c\rses2 elim9ation ( native        
vegetation2 wildfire haz>ds2 poa*+ (    
wildlife2 & h>mful disposal ( g>bage1   
non-biodegradable mat]ial litt]1 & human
 wa/e4 ,9 _m cases ! damage is be+ done 
to wat]%$s :]e millions ( doll>s 9      
,f$]al & ,/ate funds h be5 sp5t to      
improve conditions = ?reat5$ fi% &      
wildlife species4  7#d7 ,rese>* has f\nd
 t li/$ & c&idate species "u ! ,endang]$
 ,species ,act l ! ,pacific fi%] &      
,nor!rn ,spott$ ,owl h be5 kill$ by     
poisons & haz>d\s sub/ances at m>ijuana 
cultivation sites1 increas+ pressure on 
legal l& us]s to und]take cons]vation   
measures4  7#e7 ,/ate & ,f$]al fi% &    

wildlife (ficials h f\nd t              
environm5tally de/ructive practices     
result+ f illegal m>ijuana cultivation1 
includ+ ! removal ( timb] & vegetation1 
c lead to excess riv] & /ream           
s$im5tation 9 areas ne$$ by salmon & o!r
 protect$ fi% populations4  7#f7 ,timb] 
companies1 f>m]s1 & ran*]s 9 nor?we/    
,cali=nia report t illegal m>ijuana     
cultivation on private l&s has caus$    
significant damage to live/ock1         
agriculture1 & natural res\rces4  7#g7  
,a s+le #bjaa op]ation titl$ ,op]ation  
,full ,c\rt ,press 9 ,m5doc9o ,national 
,=e/ 7,,ca7 locat$ #ef cultivation sites
 & int]dict$ #cb fire>ms1 #a1eaj p\nds (
 process$ m>ijuana1 m ?an #dfh1iej      
plants & result$ 9 #ajb arre/s4 ,!      
op]ation also remov$ #bc tons ( tra%1   
ov] a ton ( f]tiliz]1 #eg p\nds (       
poison1 #bb miles ( irrigation pip+1 #ac
 man-made dams1 & #abj propane tanks4   
7#h7 ,basic reclamation ( m>ijuana      
cultivation sites c co/ well ov] #ae1jjj
 p] site4 ,citiz5 volunte] gr\ps1       

conc]n$ ) ! ext5t ( environm5tal damage 
to local =e/s1 h relation%ips ) law     
en=cem5t to reclaim & clean up          
cultivation sites4  #c4 ,direction to   
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,pursuant to its au?ority "u   
section #iid ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 & 9 accordance ) ?is section1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all  
review & am5d ! ,f$]al s5t5c+ guidel9es 
& policy /atem5ts to ensure t !         
guidel9es provide = additional p5alties 
o!rwise applicable to p]sons convict$ ( 
(f5ses "u section #dja7;a7 ( !          
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;a77 :ile on ,f$]al      
prop]ty or int5tionally trespass+ on !  
prop]ty ( ano!r if ! (f5se involves any 
( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! use ( a poison1    
*emical1 or haz>d\s sub/ance = !        
unlawful production ( a controll$       
sub/ance t--  7,a7 creates a s]i\s haz>d
 to humans1 wildlife1 or dome/ic        
animals2  7,b7 degrades or h>ms !       
environm5t or natural res\rces2 or  7,c7

 pollutes an aquif]1 spr+1 /ream1 riv]1 
or body ( wat]4  7#b7 ,! div]sion1      
r$irection1 ob/ruction1 dra9+1 or       
imp\ndm5t ( an aquif]1 spr+1 riv]1 or   
body ( wat] = ! unlawful production ( a 
controll$ sub/ance4  7#c7 ,! sub/antial 
removal ( vegetation or cle> cutt+ (    
timb] = ! unlawful production ( a       
controll$ sub/ance4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9
 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,s5t5c+ ,commission %all--  7#a7 assure 
reasonable consi/5cy ) o!r relevant     
directives & ) o!r s5t5c+ guidel9es2 &  
7#b7 assure t ! guidel9es adequately    
meet ! purposes & k9d ( s5t5c+ available
 "u sections #ceec7;a77#b7 &            
#ceec7;a77#c7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  #d4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ! ,act %all be con/ru$ to apply )      
respect to ! legal use ( au?oriz$       
pe/icides1 h]bicides1 f]tiliz]s1        
*emicals1 or haz>d\s sub/ances4