US HB3370 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the request of the Department of the Interior, to bring in a district court a civil action against any individual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any resource that is within the boundaries any land or water that is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill also authorizes DOJ, at the request of Interior, to bring in a district court an in rem action against any instrumentality (e.g., a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft) that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any such system resource. Among others, it shall be an affirmative defense in either type of action that the destruction of, loss of, risk mitigation regarding, or injury to a system resource was caused by an otherwise legal act or omission that occurred outside the boundaries of the resource. In either type of action, the court may award response costs and damages. .
Title
Refuge System Protection Act
Sponsors
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
2019-06-19 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. |
2019-06-19 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. |
2019-06-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1899 (Same As) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Judicial review and appeals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Public lands and natural resources
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Judicial review and appeals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Public lands and natural resources
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3370/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3370/BILLS-116hr3370ih.pdf |