(A) inconsistent with its labeling (as that 
term is defined in section 2 of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136)); or 
(B) that poses a risk to environmental or 
human health. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601). 
(5) INTENTIONALLY MISUSED.—The term ‘‘in-
tentionally misused’’ means, with respect to a pes-
ticide, the storage or application of a pesticide on a 
cultivation site on Federal land which poses an indi-
rect or direct risk to wildlife, fish, or pollinators. 
(6) NONPROFIT
CONSERVATION
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘nonprofit conservation organiza-
tion’’ means an organization— 
(A) that is described in section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code; and 
(B) the primary purpose of which is con-
servation of natural resources. 
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(7) OWNER
OF
ADJACENT
PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘‘owner of adjacent property’’ means the owner 
of property that is adjacent to land— 
(A) that is under the jurisdiction of a Sec-
retary concerned; and 
(B) on which a covered response action is 
carried out under this section. 
(8) TRESPASS CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITE RE-
SPONSE INITIATIVE; INITIATIVE.—The terms ‘‘Tres-
pass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response Initiative’’ 
and ‘‘initiative’’ mean an initiative carried out under 
subsection (b). 
(b) TRESPASS CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITE RE-
SPONSE INITIATIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall each carry 
out an initiative of environmental response to con-
tamination resulting from the cultivation of cannabis 
by trespassers on land under the jurisdiction of the 
applicable Secretary, each of which shall be known 
as a Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response 
Initiative. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WITHIN THE DE-
PARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
THE
DEPART-
MENT OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of Agri-
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culture and the Secretary of the Interior shall iden-
tify a branch within the Forest Service and the De-
partment of the Interior, respectively, which shall 
have the experience, expertise, and responsibility for 
carrying out the applicable initiative successfully. 
(c) INITIATIVE GOALS.—The goals of each initiative 
shall include the detection, identification, assessment, in-
vestigation, monitoring, and development of solutions to, 
and response to, contamination resulting from the cultiva-
tion of cannabis by trespassers on land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary concerned. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITY FOR COVERED RESPONSE AC-
TIONS.— 
(1) BASIC
RESPONSIBILITY.—Except with re-
spect to a covered response action that is required 
to be taken by a potentially responsible party pursu-
ant to an agreement under section 122 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9622), the 
Secretary concerned shall carry out all necessary 
covered response actions on land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary concerned. 
(2) STATE
FEES
AND
CHARGES.—Fees and 
charges imposed by a State on the disposal of haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, im-
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proper pesticides, or refuse resulting from the cul-
tivation of cannabis shall apply to covered response 
actions carried out under this section. 
(e) SERVICES OF OTHER ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may enter into agreements on a reimbursable or 
other basis with any other Federal agency, any State 
or local government agency, any Indian Tribe, any 
owner of adjacent property, or any nonprofit con-
servation organization to obtain the services of the 
agency, Indian Tribe, owner, or organization to as-
sist the Secretary concerned in carrying out the ap-
plicable initiative, including carrying out covered re-
sponse actions under this section. 
(2) DATA
AND
SAFETY.—Agreements under 
paragraph (1) may require approval and adherence 
to safety, data collection, monitoring, assessment, 
and reporting parameters set forth by the Secretary 
concerned. 
(3) CROSS-FISCAL
YEAR
AGREEMENTS.—An 
agreement under paragraph (1) may be for a period 
that begins in one fiscal year and ends in another 
fiscal year so long as the period of the agreement 
does not exceed three fiscal years. 
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(4) LIMITATION
ON
REIMBURSABLE
AGREE-
MENTS.—An agreement under paragraph (1) may 
not— 
(A) provide for reimbursement for regu-
latory enforcement activities; or 
(B) with respect to a site— 
(i) change the cleanup standards se-
lected for the site pursuant to law; or 
(ii) establish a cleanup level incon-
sistent with the future intended land use 
as determined by the Secretary concerned. 
(5) SURETY.— 
(A) 
SURETY-CONTRACTOR
RELATION-
SHIP.—Any surety which provides a bid, per-
formance, or payment bond in connection with 
any direct Federal procurement for a contract 
under this section to carry out a covered re-
sponse action and begins activities to meet its 
obligations under such bond, shall, in connec-
tion with such activities or obligations, be enti-
tled to any indemnification and the same stand-
ard of liability to which its principal was enti-
tled under the contract or under any applicable 
law or regulation. 
(B) SURETY BONDS.— 
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(i) APPLICABILITY OF SECTIONS 3131 
AND 3133 OF TITLE 40.—If under sections 
3131 and 3133 of title 40, United States 
Code, surety bonds are required for any di-
rect Federal procurement of any contract 
under this section to carry out a covered 
response action and are not waived pursu-
ant to section 3134 of title 40, the surety 
bonds shall be issued in accordance with 
such sections 3131 and 3133. 
(ii) LIMITATION
OF
ACCRUAL
OF 
RIGHTS
OF
ACTION
UNDER
BONDS.—If, 
under applicable Federal law, surety bonds 
are required for any direct Federal pro-
curement of any contract under this sec-
tion to carry out a covered response action, 
no right of action shall accrue on the per-
formance bond issued on such contract to 
or for the use of any person other than an 
obligee named in the bond. 
(iii) LIABILITY OF SURETIES UNDER 
BONDS.—If, under applicable Federal law, 
surety bonds are required for any direct 
Federal procurement of any contract under 
this section to carry out a covered response 
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action, unless otherwise provided for by the 
Secretary concerned in the bond, in the 
event of a default, the surety’s liability on 
a performance bond shall be only for the 
cost of completion of the contract work in 
accordance with the plans and specifica-
tions of the contract less the balance of 
funds remaining to be paid under the con-
tract, up to the penal sum of the bond. 
The surety shall in no event be liable on 
bonds to indemnify or compensate the obli-
gee for loss or liability arising from per-
sonal injury or property damage whether 
or not caused by a breach of the bonded 
contract. 
(iv) NONPREEMPTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed as— 
(I) preempting, limiting, super-
seding, affecting, applying to, or 
modifying any State laws, regulations, 
requirements, rules, practices, or pro-
cedures; or 
(II) affecting, applying to, modi-
fying, limiting, superseding, or pre-
empting any rights, authorities, liabil-
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ities, demands, actions, causes of ac-
tion, losses, judgments, claims, stat-
utes of limitation, or obligations under 
Federal or State law, which do not 
arise on or under the bond. 
(C) APPLICABILITY.— 
(i) BONDS
EXECUTED
BEFORE
DE-
CEMBER 5, 1991.—Subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) shall not apply to bonds executed be-
fore December 5, 1991. 
(ii) OTHER
BONDS.—Subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) shall not apply to bonds re-
quired with respect to response action con-
tracts under section 119 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9619). 
(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS.— 
(1) TRESPASS CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITE RE-
SPONSE ACCOUNT, AGRICULTURE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States 
an account to be known as the ‘‘Trespass Can-
nabis Cultivation Site Response Account, Agri-
culture’’ which shall consist of, with respect to 
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land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Serv-
ice— 
(i) amounts appropriated in advance 
with respect to such land under subsection 
(i); 
(ii) amounts recovered from a tres-
passer for the costs of covered response ac-
tions on such land related to the cultiva-
tion of cannabis on such land by the tres-
passer; and 
(iii) any other amounts recovered 
from a contractor, insurer, surety, or other 
person to reimburse the Department of 
Agriculture for the costs of covered re-
sponse actions on such land related to the 
cultivation of cannabis on such land by a 
trespasser. 
(B) 
OBLIGATION
OF
AUTHORIZED 
AMOUNTS.—Funds authorized for deposit in an 
account under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) may be obligated or expended from 
the account only to carry out the applica-
ble initiative, including to carry out cov-
ered response actions; and 
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(ii) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(C) PAYMENTS
OF
FINES
AND
PEN-
ALTIES.—None of the funds appropriated to the 
Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response 
Account, Agriculture may be used for the pay-
ment of a fine or penalty (including any supple-
mental environmental project carried out as 
part of such penalty) imposed against the De-
partment of Agriculture unless the act or omis-
sion for which the fine or penalty is imposed 
arises out of an activity funded by the Trespass 
Cannabis Cultivation Site Response Account, 
Agriculture and the payment of the fine or pen-
alty has been specifically authorized by law. 
(2) TRESPASS CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITE RE-
SPONSE ACCOUNT, INTERIOR.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States 
an account to be known as the ‘‘Trespass Can-
nabis Cultivation Site Response Account, Inte-
rior’’ which shall consist of, with respect to land 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Interior— 
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(i) amounts appropriated in advance 
with respect to such land under subsection 
(i); 
(ii) amounts recovered from a tres-
passer for the costs of covered response ac-
tions on such land related to the cultiva-
tion of cannabis on such land by the tres-
passer; and 
(iii) any other amounts recovered 
from a contractor, insurer, surety, or other 
person to reimburse the Department of the 
Interior for the costs of covered response 
actions on such land related to the cultiva-
tion of cannabis on such land by a tres-
passer. 
(B) 
OBLIGATION
OF
AUTHORIZED 
AMOUNTS.—Funds authorized for deposit in an 
account under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) may be obligated or expended from 
the account only to carry out the applica-
ble initiative, including to carry out cov-
ered response actions; and 
(ii) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
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(C) PAYMENTS
OF
FINES
AND
PEN-
ALTIES.—None of the funds appropriated to the 
Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response 
Account, Interior may be used for the payment 
of a fine or penalty (including any supplemental 
environmental project carried out as part of 
such penalty) imposed against the Department 
of the Interior unless the act or omission for 
which the fine or penalty is imposed arises out 
of an activity funded by the Trespass Cannabis 
Cultivation Site Response Account, Interior and 
the payment of the fine or penalty has been 
specifically authorized by law. 
(g) BUDGET REPORTS.—In proposing the budget for 
any fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, the President shall set forth separately the 
amounts requested for each initiative. 
(h) RELATIONSHIP TO CERCLA.—Nothing in this 
section affects— 
(1) the application of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to any activity 
that is a covered response action; or 
(2) any obligation or responsibility of any per-
son or entity under such Act. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$16,037,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2032. 
SEC. 212. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL PESTICIDE 
APPLICATION. 
Section 14(b)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136l(b)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE APPLICATOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any private applicator 
or other person not included in paragraph (1) 
who knowingly violates any provision of this Act 
shall be fined not more than $1,000, or impris-
oned for not more than 30 days, or both. 
‘‘(B) DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FED-
ERAL
OFFENSE.—Any private applicator or 
other person not included in paragraph (1) who 
knowingly violates any provision of this Act 
during the commission of a Federal offense 
under section 1361 of title 18, United States 
Code, shall, in addition to the punishment pro-
vided under such section, be imprisoned for not 
more than 10 years.’’. 
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SEC. 213. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL FORESTS; RULES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
The Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551; 30 Stat. 
35), is amended by inserting ‘‘Any violation of the provi-
sions of this section, the sections referenced in the pre-
ceding sentence, or such rules and regulations, which in-
volves the illegal cultivation of cannabis on public lands 
using pesticides which are not in compliance with the Fed-
eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136 et seq.) shall be punished by a fine of not more than 
$250,000 or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, 
or both.’’ before ‘‘Any person charged’’. 
SEC. 214. PROTECTION OF FEDERAL LAND; RULES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates the Fed-
eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136, et seq.) in connection with the illegal cultivation of 
cannabis on Federal land shall be subject to a fine of not 
more than $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than 
20 years, or both. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Penalties under subsection (a) 
shall be in addition to applicable penalties under any other 
Federal or State law. 
(c) FEDERAL LAND DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Federal land’’ means any Federal land or an inter-
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est in land administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
acting through— 
(1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except land 
held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of an 
Indian Tribe); 
(2) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(3) the National Park Service; or 
(4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
Subtitle C—Ending Major Border 
Land Environmental Ruin From 
Wildfires 
SEC. 221. SOUTHERN BORDER FUELS MANAGEMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall establish a program to be known as the 
‘‘Southern Border Fuels Management Initiative’’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.— The purpose of the Initiative is to 
carry out vegetation management activities along the 
southern border in order to— 
(1) reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire 
along the southern border and improve landscape re-
silience; 
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(2) improve operational control of the southern 
border; and 
(3) improve visibility and sight lines along the 
southern border to increase safety for law enforce-
ment. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Initiative, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) reduce hazardous fuels along the southern 
border; 
(2) address invasive or non-native species along 
the southern border that contribute to wildfire risk 
or decrease operation efficiency of border patrol op-
erations; 
(3) install fuel breaks along the southern bor-
der; 
(4) set targets for acres to treat under the pro-
gram for each fiscal year; and 
(5) prioritize fuels management on covered 
Federal lands on which navigable roads are con-
structed under section 101. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the Initiative, 
the Secretary shall coordinate and may enter into memo-
randums of understanding with the Forest Service, U.S. 
Border Patrol, and State, local, or Tribal law enforcement 
agencies. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to carry out this section $3,660,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2032. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Initiative shall terminate 7 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 222. MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION 
AND WILDLAND FIRES CAUSED BY ILLEGAL 
IMMIGRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall establish and implement policies and protocols to 
mitigate, avoid, or prevent— 
(1) wildland fires ignited by aliens without law-
ful immigration status; and 
(2) environmental degradation on covered Fed-
eral lands caused by aliens without lawful immigra-
tion status crossing the southern border. 
(b) PROTOCOLS.—In developing the protocols under 
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall consider poli-
cies to— 
(1) reduce trash accumulation along the south-
ern border, particularly in ecologically sensitive 
areas; 
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(2) prevent the ignition of wildland fires by 
aliens without lawful immigration status, particu-
larly in where there is a risk of— 
(A) loss of life or property; 
(B) damage to critical wildlife habitat; 
(C) damage to public infrastructure; and 
(D) degradation of watersheds or public 
water sources; 
(3) address the destruction of sensitive natural 
and archeological resources; and 
(4) address the destruction of wildlife habitat. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the policies and protocols 
established under subsection (a); 
(2) a catalog of all reported incidents of envi-
ronmental degradation and wildland fires ignited by 
aliens without lawful immigration status, includ-
ing— 
(A) the number of acres burned and total 
number of fires ignited; 
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(B) a description of each incident of envi-
ronmental degradation and the total number of 
such incidents; 
(C) the estimated cost of cleaning up or re-
mediating such environmental degradation; 
(D) the number of such aliens connected to 
each fire and whether or not they were appre-
hended; and 
(E) the area in which incidents of environ-
mental degradation occurred, including areas 
congressionally designated for the protection of 
natural resources; and 
(3) additional resources or authorities necessary 
to mitigate, avoid, or prevent wildland fires and en-
vironmental degradation caused by aliens without 
lawful immigration status crossing the southern bor-
der. 
(d) UPDATED REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall update its 
November 2011 report entitled ‘‘Federal Agencies 
Could Better Utilize Law Enforcement Resources in 
Support of Wildland Fire Management Activities’’. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL STATES CONSIDERED.—In up-
dating the report under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General shall include information on each 
Border State. 
TITLE 
III—PROTECTING 
OUR 
COMMUNITIES 
FROM 
FAIL-
URE TO SECURE THE BORDER 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agencies’’ 
means— 
(A) the National Park Service; 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and 
(D) the Forest Service. 
(2) HOUSING.—The term ‘‘housing’’ means a 
temporary or permanent encampment used for the 
primary purpose of sheltering specified aliens. 
(3) SPECIFIED
ALIEN.—The term ‘‘specified 
alien’’ means an alien who has not been admitted, 
as such terms are defined in section 101(a) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)). 
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SEC. 302. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING HOUSING TO SPECI-
FIED ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used 
to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land man-
agement agencies, including through leases, contracts, or 
agreements. 
(b) REVOCATION OF LEASE.—The lease between the 
United States of America—United States Department of 
the Interior—National Park Service and the City of New 
York for the Premises known as Portions of Floyd Ben-
nett Field, in the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National 
Recreation Area (NPS Lease #L–GATE912–2023, Com-
mencement Date—September 15, 2023) and the amend-
ment to the lease dated September 13, 2024, are hereby 
revoked, and a renewal or extension of the lease or a sub-
sequent lease that is substantially similar and affects any 
portion or portions of Floyd Bennett Field is— 
(1) revoked if entered into before the date of 
the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) prohibited after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 303. REPORT. 
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall jointly submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report that includes— 
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(1) the number of specified aliens that have 
been provided housing on any land under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Federal land manage-
ment agencies; and 
(2) information regarding the countries of ori-
gin of such specified aliens. 
Æ 
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