HR 3210 · 112th Congress · Environmental Protection

RELIEF Act

Introduced 2011-10-14· Sponsored by Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.(2012-07-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act or the RELIEF Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make such Act inapplicable to any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or any finished plant or plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before such date; (2) limit the application of plant importation declaration requirements to plants that are entered for consumption; (3) exclude from declaration requirements a plant product that is derived from a tree unless the product is solid wood (requires the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to issue regulations that define the term "solid wood" for such purpose); (4) make the prohibition on asserting an ownership interest in property that it is illegal to possess inapplicable to an imported plant or plant product acquired by an innocent owner; and (5) establish civil penalties for specified first violations involving plant importations. Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested pursuant to the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act

Jul 5, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans