A bill to amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System.

Bill: 116-s-4028
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2020-06-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Crimes against animals and natural resources

Forests, forestry, trees

Transportation safety and security

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits any person from knowingly landing aircraft on a wilderness area in the National Forest System, unless the landing is an emergency landing or is otherwise authorized by laws applicable to the National Forest System or the National Wilderness Preservation System. Any person who is in violation of this prohibition shall be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4028 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System.

1. Increased penalty for unauthorized landing of aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System The eleventh undesignated paragraph under the heading surveying the public lands under the heading Under the Department of the Interior in the first section of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35, chapter 2; 16 U.S.C. 551 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly land aircraft (within the meaning of section 293.17(b) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) on a wilderness area in the National Forest System, unless the landing is otherwise authorized by laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System or the National Wilderness Preservation System or the landing is an emergency landing. Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, any person who violates the preceding sentence shall be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. .