Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response Act

Bill: 108-hr-751
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2003-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: All terrain vehicles
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Informers
Law
Maintenance and repair
Motor vehicles
National forests
Outdoor recreation
Sports and Recreation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to impose a fine of up to the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal to the cost to the United States of any improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on public lands rendered necessary for damages to such lands resulting from violation of any regulation or other requirement regarding use of a vehicle over such lands. Makes such a violation not resulting in death a Class B misdemeanor.
Directs that any moneys received by the United States from such a fine be used to: (1) cover administrative, legal, and related expenses; (2) cover the costs of any improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on public lands; and (3) increase public awareness of regulations and other requirements regarding recreational use of vehicles on public lands.
Amends Federal law to set forth similar provisions regarding vehicle violations in National Forest lands.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1742)
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E222-223)
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House