A bill to provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Related House bill: H.R.4589 To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 4, 2010

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest lands to pay all costs of the proceedings.

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D–CO

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Feb 4, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 4, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S493-494)
Feb 4, 2010
Introduced in Senate

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HR 4589 · To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2999

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2999

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2999/BILLS-111s2999is.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2999

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2999/BILLS-111s2999is.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2999

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2999/BILLS-111s2999is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2999 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.