Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3176
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2015-07-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill declares that whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both fined and imprisoned.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2015 Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal violation for injuring or destroying property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015 . 2. Criminal penalties for injury or destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (a) Protection of National Park Service property Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service Whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, any property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . (b) Technical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. .