H.R. 9119 · 117th Congress
Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Scott Peters
- Introduced
- 2022-09-30
- Latest action
- 2022-10-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Summary
Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
This bill provides for a program within the Forest Service to identify, investigate, research, and remediate the environmental damage caused by trespass cultivation of cannabis on National Forest System lands and increases criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on government property.
Specifically, the bill directs the Forest Service to carry out a program of environmental remediation on its land, to be known as the Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Restoration Program.