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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Networking Electronically To Connect 
Our Police Act of 2001'' or the ``NET COP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Internet-based crime-fighting, investigatory, and 
        information-sharing technologies have proven to be extremely 
        useful to the law enforcement agencies that use them;
            (2) the sharing of information and the dissemination of 
        criminal intelligence between and among Federal, State, and 
        local law enforcement agencies benefit the society at large by 
        making criminal investigations more inclusive and effective;
            (3) the sharing of information between and among Federal, 
        State, and local law enforcement agencies allows these agencies 
        to find missing, neglected, abused, or abducted children, as 
        well as non-custodial parents seeking to evade their legal or 
        financial responsibilities; and
            (4) police departments in rural areas of the country tend 
        to be underserved by these Internet-based technologies.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize the Department of Justice to make grants 
        to rural police departments for the purchase or upgrade of 
        computer equipment, and to pay for Internet access for crime-
        fighting, investigatory, or information-sharing purposes;
            (2) to reimburse police department officials or members 
        who, acting on behalf of their rural police departments and 
        using personal funds, have purchased computer equipment or paid 
        for Internet access for crime-fighting, investigatory, or 
        information-sharing purposes; and
            (3) to require annual reports to Congress on the 
        concentration of police departments that have Internet access, 
        particularly those departments serving rural areas.

SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    The Attorney General is authorized to award grants to rural police 
departments to--
            (1) enable those departments to gain access to the various 
        crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing 
        resources available on the Internet; and
            (2) reimburse rural police department officials and members 
        for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

    Grants awarded under this Act may be used--
            (1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware 
        or software;
            (2) to pay for Internet access; and
            (3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid 
        for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of 
        the department or department official or members, for some or 
        all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined 
        by the Attorney General.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION.

    Each eligible rural police department that desires a grant under 
this Act shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM CRITERIA.

    (a) In General.--In awarding a grant under this Act, the Attorney 
General shall--
            (1) set criteria for determining which police departments 
        are currently underserved by crime-fighting, investigatory, or 
        information-sharing technologies available on the Internet, by 
        differentiating between police departments that do not have 
        Internet access, and those departments that have access but are 
        using outmoded, obsolete, or otherwise inadequate technology; 
        and
            (2) determine what would constitute the minimum feasible 
        package of technologies required to enable those police 
        departments to use existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and 
        information-sharing technologies.
    (b) Grant Limitations.--The Attorney General shall set limits for 
maximum annual grants, based on determinations made under subsection 
(a), for rural police departments that do not have Internet access, and 
for those that do have access but are using inadequate technology.

SEC. 7. POLICE DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE DESK.

    The Attorney General shall establish a Police Department Technology 
Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police 
departments regarding--
            (1) the types of products to buy in order to achieve not 
        less than a minimum level of Internet service to access 
        existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing 
        technologies; and
            (2) technology upgrades for those police departments in 
        possession of outmoded or obsolete technology;
            (3) preferred vendors; and
            (4) any other information the Attorney General determines 
        to be necessary.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    The General Accounting Office, in consultation with the Attorney 
General, shall annually report to Congress on the concentration of 
police departments in the country that have Internet access, with 
particular emphasis on the number and percentage of rural police 
departments that lack Internet access, especially high-speed Internet 
access.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2002 through 2007 to carry out this Act.

SOLUTION: Networking Electronically To Connect Our Police Act of 2001 or NET COP Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to rural police departments to: (1) enable those departments to gain access to the various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing resources available on the Internet; and (2) reimburse rural police department officials and members for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.Allows grants awarded to be used: (1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware or software; (2) to pay for Internet access; and (3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of the department or department officials or members for some or all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined by the Attorney General.Sets forth provisions regarding grant application requirements and grant program criteria.Directs the Attorney General to establish a Police Department Technology Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police departments.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 610. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

    ``(a) Renewable Energy Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each electric utility that sells 
        electricity to electric consumers shall obtain a percentage of 
        the base amount of electricity it sells to electric consumers 
        in any calendar year from new renewable energy or existing 
        renewable energy. The percentage obtained in a calendar year 
        shall not be less than the amount specified in the following 
        table:

 
 
 
``Calendar year:                    Minimum annual percentage:
  2010............................  1
  2011............................  2
  2012............................  4
  2013............................  6
  2014............................  8
  2015............................  10
  2016............................  12
  2017............................  14
  2018............................  16
  2019............................  18
  2020............................  20
  2021............................  21
  2022............................  22
  2023............................  23
  2024............................  24
  2025............................  25.

            ``(2) Means of compliance.--An electric utility shall meet 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) by--
                    ``(A) submitting to the Secretary renewable energy 
                credits issued under subsection (b);
                    ``(B) making alternative compliance payments to the 
                Secretary at the rate of 2 cents per kilowatt hour (as 
                adjusted for inflation under subsection (g)); or
                    ``(C) a combination of activities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    ``(b) Renewable Energy Credit Trading Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2009, the 
        Secretary shall establish a renewable energy credit trading 
        program under which electric utilities shall submit to the 
        Secretary renewable energy credits to certify the compliance of 
        the electric utilities with respect to obligations under 
        subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Administration.--As part of the program, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) issue tradeable renewable energy credits to 
                generators of electric energy from new renewable 
                energy;
                    ``(B) issue nontradeable renewable energy credits 
                to generators of electric energy from existing 
                renewable energy;
                    ``(C) issue renewable energy credits to electric 
                utilities associated with State renewable portfolio 
                standard compliance mechanisms pursuant to subsection 
                (h);
                    ``(D) ensure that a kilowatt hour, including the 
                associated renewable energy credit, shall be used only 
                once for purposes of compliance with this Act;
                    ``(E) allow double credits for generation from 
                facilities on Indian land, and triple credits for 
                generation from small renewable distributed generators 
                (meaning those no larger than 1 megawatt); and
                    ``(F) ensure that, with respect to a purchaser 
                that, as of the date of enactment of this section, has 
                a purchase agreement from a renewable energy facility 
                placed in service before that date, the credit 
                associated with the generation of renewable energy 
                under the contract is issued to the purchaser of the 
                electric energy.
            ``(3) Duration.--A credit described in subparagraph (A) or 
        (B) of paragraph (2) may only be used for compliance with this 
        section during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
        issuance of the credit.
            ``(4) Transfers.--An electric utility that holds credits in 
        excess of the quantity of credits needed to comply with 
        subsection (a) may transfer the credits to another electric 
        utility in the same utility holding company system.
            ``(5) Delegation of market function.--The Secretary may 
        delegate to an appropriate market-making entity the 
        administration of a national tradeable renewable energy credit 
        market for purposes of creating a transparent national market 
        for the sale or trade of renewable energy credits.
    ``(c) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Civil penalties.--Any electric utility that fails to 
        meet the compliance requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
        subject to a civil penalty.
            ``(2) Amount of penalty.--The amount of the civil penalty 
        shall be determined by multiplying the number of kilowatt-hours 
        of electric energy sold to electric consumers in violation of 
        subsection (a) by the greater of 2 cents (adjusted for 
        inflation under subsection (g)) or 200 percent of the average 
        market value of renewable energy credits during the year in 
        which the violation occurred.
            ``(3) Mitigation or waiver.--The Secretary may mitigate or 
        waive a civil penalty under this subsection if the electric 
        utility was unable to comply with subsection (a) for reasons 
        outside of the reasonable control of the utility. The Secretary 
        shall reduce the amount of any penalty determined under 
        paragraph (2) by an amount paid by the electric utility to a 
        State for failure to comply with the requirement of a State 
        renewable energy program if the State requirement is greater 
        than the applicable requirement of subsection (a).
            ``(4) Procedure for assessing penalty.--The Secretary shall 
        assess a civil penalty under this subsection in accordance with 
        the procedures prescribed by section 333(d) of the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 6303).
    ``(d) State Renewable Energy Account Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, not later 
        than December 31, 2008, a State renewable energy account 
        program.
            ``(2) Deposits.--All money collected by the Secretary from 
        alternative compliance payments and the assessment of civil 
        penalties under this section shall be deposited into the 
        renewable energy account established pursuant to this 
        subsection. The State renewable energy account shall be held by 
        the Secretary and shall not be transferred to the Treasury 
        Department.
            ``(3) Use.--Proceeds deposited in the State renewable 
        energy account shall be used by the Secretary, subject to 
        appropriations, for a program to provide grants to the State 
        agency responsible for developing State energy conservation 
        plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) for the purposes of promoting renewable 
        energy production, including programs that promote technologies 
        that reduce the use of electricity at customer sites such as 
        solar water heating.
            ``(4) Administration.--The Secretary may issue guidelines 
        and criteria for grants awarded under this subsection. State 
        energy offices receiving grants under this section shall 
        maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the 
        Secretary may require.
            ``(5) Preference.--In allocating funds under this program, 
        the Secretary shall give preference--
                    ``(A) to States in regions which have a 
                disproportionately small share of economically 
                sustainable renewable energy generation capacity; and
                    ``(B) to State programs to stimulate or enhance 
                innovative renewable energy technologies.
    ``(e) Rules.--The Secretary shall issue rules implementing this 
section not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section.
    ``(f) Exemptions.--This section shall not apply in any calendar 
year to an electric utility--
            ``(1) that sold less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of 
        electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding 
        calendar year; or
            ``(2) in Hawaii.
    ``(g) Inflation Adjustment.--Not later than December 31 of each 
year beginning in 2008, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the 
price of a renewable energy credit under subsection (b)(2) and the 
amount of the civil penalty per kilowatt-hour under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) State Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section diminishes any 
        authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to 
        adopt or enforce any law or regulation respecting renewable 
        energy, but, except as provided in subsection (c)(3), no such 
        law or regulation shall relieve any person of any requirement 
        otherwise applicable under this section. The Secretary, in 
        consultation with States having such renewable energy programs, 
        shall, to the maximum extent practicable, facilitate 
        coordination between the Federal program and State programs.
            ``(2) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with States, shall promulgate regulations to ensure 
                that an electric utility subject to the requirements of 
                this section that is also subject to a State renewable 
                energy standard receives renewable energy credits in 
                relation to equivalent quantities of renewable energy 
                associated with compliance mechanisms, other than the 
                generation or purchase of renewable energy by the 
                electric utility, including the acquisition of 
                certificates or credits and the payment of taxes, fees, 
                surcharges, or other financial compliance mechanisms by 
                the electric utility or a customer of the electric 
                utility, directly associated with the generation or 
                purchase of renewable energy.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on double counting.--The 
                regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall 
                ensure that a kilowatt hour associated with a renewable 
                energy credit issued pursuant to this subsection shall 
                not be used for compliance with this section more than 
                once.
    ``(i) Recovery of Costs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall issue and enforce 
        such regulations as are necessary to ensure that an electric 
        utility recovers all prudently incurred costs associated with 
        compliance with this section.
            ``(2) Applicable law.--A regulation under paragraph (1) 
        shall be enforceable in accordance with the provisions of law 
        applicable to enforcement of regulations under the Federal 
        Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).
    ``(j) Wind Energy Development Study.--The Secretary, in 
consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall 
conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a 
study on methods to increase transmission line capacity for wind energy 
development.
    ``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Base amount of electricity.--The term `base amount of 
        electricity' means the total amount of electricity sold by an 
        electric utility to electric consumers in a calendar year, 
        excluding municipal waste and electricity generated by a 
        hydroelectric facility (including a pumped storage facility, 
        but excluding incremental hydropower).
            ``(2) Distributed generation facility.--The term 
        `distributed generation facility' means a facility at a 
        customer site.
            ``(3) Existing renewable energy.--The term `existing 
        renewable energy' means, except as provided in paragraph 
        (7)(B), electric energy generated at a facility (including a 
        distributed generation facility) placed in service prior to 
        January 1, 2001, from solar, wind, or geothermal energy, ocean 
        energy, biomass (as defined in section 203(a) of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005), or landfill gas.
            ``(4) Geothermal energy.--The term `geothermal energy' 
        means energy derived from a geothermal deposit (within the 
        meaning of section 613(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986).
            ``(5) Incremental geothermal production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `incremental geothermal 
                production' means for any year the excess of--
                            ``(i) the total kilowatt hours of 
                        electricity produced from a facility (including 
                        a distributed generation facility) using 
                        geothermal energy; over
                            ``(ii) the average annual kilowatt hours 
                        produced at such facility for 5 of the previous 
                        7 calendar years before the date of enactment 
                        of this section after eliminating the highest 
                        and the lowest kilowatt hour production years 
                        in such 7-year period.
                    ``(B) Special rule.--A facility described in 
                subparagraph (A) that was placed in service at least 7 
                years before the date of enactment of this section 
                shall, commencing with the year in which such date of 
                enactment occurs, reduce the amount calculated under 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative basis, 
                by the average percentage decrease in the annual 
                kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative 
                sum not to exceed 30 percent.
            ``(6) Incremental hydropower.--The term `incremental 
        hydropower' means additional energy generated as a result of 
        efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after 
        January 1, 2001, or the effective date of an existing 
        applicable State renewable portfolio standard program at a 
        hydroelectric facility that was placed in service before that 
        date. The term does not include additional energy generated as 
        a result of operational changes not directly associated with 
        efficiency improvements or capacity additions. Efficiency 
        improvements and capacity additions shall be measured on the 
        basis of the same water flow information used to determine a 
        historic average annual generation baseline for the 
        hydroelectric facility and certified by the Secretary or the 
        Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
            ``(7) New renewable energy.--The term `new renewable 
        energy' means--
                    ``(A) electric energy generated at a facility 
                (including a distributed generation facility) placed in 
                service on or after January 1, 2001, from--
                            ``(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy or 
                        ocean energy;
                            ``(ii) biomass (as defined in section 
                        203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
                        U.S.C. 15852(b));
                            ``(iii) landfill gas; or
                            ``(iv) incremental hydropower; and
                    ``(B) for electric energy generated at a facility 
                (including a distributed generation facility) placed in 
                service prior to the date of enactment of this 
                section--
                            ``(i) the additional energy above the 
                        average generation in the 3 years preceding the 
                        date of enactment of this section at the 
                        facility from--
                                    ``(I) solar or wind energy or ocean 
                                energy;
                                    ``(II) biomass (as defined in 
                                section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act 
                                of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b));
                                    ``(III) landfill gas; or
                                    ``(IV) incremental hydropower.
                            ``(ii) incremental geothermal production.
            ``(8) Ocean energy.--The term `ocean energy' includes 
        current, wave, tidal, and thermal energy.
    ``(l) Sunset.--This section expires on December 31, 2040.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) 
is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the 
following:

``Sec. 610. Federal renewable portfolio standard.''.

SOLUTION: Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to set forth a federal renewable energy portfolio standard applicable to calendar years 2010 to 2025.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a renewable energy credit trading program under which electric utilities shall submit to the Secretary renewable energy credits to certify their compliance with such standard; and (2) a state renewable energy account program for grants to state agencies to promote renewable energy production (including programs that promote technologies that reduce the use of electricity at customer sites such as solar water heating).



Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and enforce regulations to ensure that an electric utility recovers all prudently incurred costs associated with compliance with this Act.

Instructs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on methods to increase transmission line capacity for wind energy development.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO PRESERVATION.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Yellowstone 
Buffalo Preservation Act''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) More than any other animal, the American buffalo (Bison 
        bison) is a wildlife icon of the United States. The American 
        buffalo is the symbol that represents the Department of the 
        Interior. The American buffalo is profoundly significant to 
        Native American cultures and, perhaps more than any other 
        wildlife species, has influenced our history.
            (2) The American buffalo is still under assault, as it was 
        in the late 19th Century when it was nearly exterminated. At 
        the end of the great slaughter, in which tens of millions of 
        buffalo were killed, only a few hundred wild buffalo remained 
        in the Nation and all were located in Yellowstone National 
        Park. Due to poaching, their numbers were reduced to 25 by the 
        year 1900.
            (3) The offspring of the 25 survivors comprise the 
        Yellowstone buffalo herd and are the only wild, free-roaming 
        American buffalo to continuously occupy their native habitat in 
        the United States.
            (4) The Yellowstone buffalo herd is genetically unique. 
        Unlike captive ranched buffalo, which are now relatively 
        common, the Yellowstone buffalo herd has never interbred with 
        cattle and has retained its wild character.
            (5) Because the Park lacks extensive low-elevation winter 
        habitat that provides bison and elk with access to winter 
        forage, wildlife migrate from the high elevation plateau of 
        Yellowstone National Park to lower elevation habitat adjacent 
        to the Park in winter and spring.
            (6) The Yellowstone buffalo herd was exposed to the 
        bacterium Brucella abortus, which can cause the disease 
        brucellosis, in 1917. Brucellosis is only transmitted through 
        animal ingestion of contaminated reproductive products. 
        Brucellosis can cause abortions in infected animals, but only 
        infectious females who have the bacteria in their reproductive 
        system represent any potential threat of transmission. The risk 
        of transmission between wild buffalo and cattle was deemed low 
        in a 1992 General Accounting Office report, and again in a 1998 
        National Research Council study. In fact, there has never been 
        a confirmed incidence of brucellosis transmission in the wild 
        from buffalo to cattle. Buffalo with brucellosis and cattle 
        have grazed together for over 50 years in the Jackson Hole area 
        south of Yellowstone without any incident of disease 
        transmission. Despite these facts, the National Park Service, 
        the United States Forest Service, and the State of Montana 
        Department of Livestock haze, capture, and kill members of the 
        Yellowstone buffalo herd in an attempt to keep them unnaturally 
        confined within Yellowstone National Park. At the same time, 
        approximately 13,000 Yellowstone elk, some of which also harbor 
        brucellosis, are allowed unfettered access to Federal land 
        outside the Park. Since 1984, nearly 3,700 American buffalo 
        have been killed in Montana as a result of this policy. In the 
        winter of 2002-2003, 244 buffalo were killed by the Federal and 
        State agencies, including 231 buffalo which were captured and 
        slaughtered by the National Park Service.
            (7) The key lower elevation habitat needed by American 
        buffalo is primarily on Gallatin National Forest lands adjacent 
        to the north and west sides of the Park. On the north side, 
        taxpayers spent $13,000,000 in 1999 for a private-Federal land 
        exchange intended to make low elevation habitat adjacent to the 
        Yellowstone River accessible to the Yellowstone buffalo herd 
        and other wildlife. The land exchange has not yet been 
        finalized by Federal agencies and therefore key habitat is not 
        available to the Yellowstone buffalo herd.
            (8) On the west side of the Park, the Horse Butte peninsula 
        provides prime wildlife habitat for grizzly bears, trumpeter 
        swans, bald eagles, wolves, and buffalo. The peninsula 
        comprises approximately 10,000 acres of primarily Gallatin 
        National Forest Federal lands extending into Hebgen Lake.
            (9) National Park Service lands have been set aside for the 
        conservation of resources and values and for the enjoyment and 
        use of all citizens. The Federal lands adjacent to the Park 
        represent some of the most valuable and important wildlife 
        habitat in the lower forty-eight states. They are integrally 
        connected to the health of wildlife residing seasonally in our 
        Nation's oldest national park. Together, the Park and the 
        adjacent Federal lands provide some of our Nation's richest 
        opportunities for recreation, wildlife viewing, family camping, 
        wildlife conservation, fishing, and other recreational and 
        sporting activities. These Federal lands should be 
        preferentially managed to sustain this rich and diverse 
        wildlife resource and to provide the public with enjoyment of 
        this National treasure.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide for the 
protection of the Yellowstone buffalo herd by allowing the Yellowstone 
buffalo herd to freely roam Federal lands outside of the Park. The 
Federal lands that are affected by this Act are those within the Park 
and adjacent to it on the north and west boundaries as indicated by 
zones 2 and 3 on the Modified Preferred Alternative Map on page 181 of 
the 2000 Bison Management Plan for the State of Montana and Yellowstone 
National Park Final Environmental Impact Statement.
    (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Hazing.--The term ``hazing'' means any individual 
        effort to drive away, obstruct, chase, scare, or deter natural 
        movements of wildlife, including hazing efforts carried out on 
        foot or horseback or efforts aided by machinery, aircraft, or 
        any type of noise-making device.
            (2) Individual.--The term ``individual'' means any person 
        representing a State or Federal Government.
            (3) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Yellowstone National 
        Park.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Yellowstone buffalo herd.--The term ``Yellowstone 
        buffalo herd'' means the wild, free roaming, unfenced buffalo 
        living primarily within Yellowstone National Park.
    (e) Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties.--
            (1) Prohibited acts.--No individual may kill, haze, or 
        capture any buffalo on Federal land or land held under Federal 
        conservation easements or use any form of bait to lure buffalo 
        from any Federal land onto private land until the duties under 
        subsection (f) are carried out.
            (2) Penalties.--
                    (A) Initial violation.--Any individual found to be 
                in violation of paragraph (1) for the first time shall 
                be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more 
                than 1 year or both.
                    (B) Subsequent violations.--Any individual found to 
                be in violation of paragraph (1) after the first such 
                finding shall be fined not more than $10,000 or 
                imprisoned not more than 2 years or both.
                    (C) Reward.--One half of any fine collected under 
                this subsection or $2,500, whichever is less, shall be 
                paid to any person or persons giving information which 
                leads to conviction of a violation of this subsection.
                    (D) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to 
                a person that is found to have been hazing a buffalo if 
                the person is physically endangered or private property 
                was damaged by a buffalo.
    (f) Duties.--The Secretary and other appropriate Federal agencies 
shall ensure that the following is accomplished not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act:
            (1) The Yellowstone buffalo herd is allowed to freely roam 
        the Park and the Federal lands adjacent to Yellowstone National 
        Park on the north and west boundaries as indicated by zones 2 
        and 3 on the Modified Preferred Alternative Map on page 181 of 
        the 2000 Bison Management Plan for the State of Montana and 
        Yellowstone National Park Final Environmental Impact Statement 
        without being hazed. These lands shall be made available 
        preferentially for buffalo and wildlife use.
            (2) Management authority of the Yellowstone buffalo herd 
        within the Park is under the sole jurisdiction of the National 
        Park Service.
            (3) The land exchange described in section 1(b)(7) with the 
        private property owner has been finalized, as set forth in the 
        agreement executed in 1999, so that the Yellowstone buffalo 
        herd may freely roam the lands described in paragraph (1).
            (4) The National Park Service has disassembled the Stephens 
        Creek Buffalo Capture Facility.
            (5) The Secretary has made every effort practicable to 
        allow the Yellowstone buffalo herd to freely roam Federal lands 
        through incentives and cooperative efforts with adjacent 
        private landowners, including through acquisition, easement, 
        cattle vaccination, and landowner agreement pertaining to 
        temporal and spatial separation of livestock from the 
        Yellowstone buffalo herd.

SOLUTION:
Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Prohibits an individual from killing, hazing, or capturing any buffalo on Federal lands or land held under Federal conservation easements or using any form of bait to lure buffalo from any Federal land onto private land until the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Federal agencies carry out specified duties.

Establishes fines and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.