S.Amdt. 2207

SA 2207. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VIII of division D, add the following:

SEC. 408___. DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND MITIGATION OF
TREE SPIKING DEVICES ON FEDERAL LAND.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Tree
Spiking Mitigation Act''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
(A) National Forest System land; and
(B) land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means each of--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(3) Tree spiking device.--The term ``tree spiking device''
means any tree spiking device described in section 1864(d)(3)
of title 18, United States Code.
(c) Authorized Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretaries, acting in coordination,
shall take necessary actions to ensure the detection,
identification, and, as the Secretaries determine to be
appropriate, mitigation of tree spiking devices located on
Federal land.
(2) Prioritization.--For purposes of carrying out
activities under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall
prioritize areas in which--
(A) incidences of tree spiking devices have occurred; or
(B) the Secretaries suspect that there are tree spiking
devices.
(3) Memoranda of understanding.--The Secretaries may enter
into memoranda of understanding for carrying out activities
on Federal land under this subsection.
(4) Use of existing funds.--Of amounts made available for
the Office of the Secretary of the Interior and the Office of
the Secretary of Agriculture that are not otherwise obligated
(including amounts made available under this Act), the
Secretaries shall use to carry out this subsection
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.
(d) Updates to Safety Guidelines and Training Protocols.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretaries shall, where appropriate, update safety
guidelines and training protocols to include the awareness,
detection, identification, and mitigation of tree spiking
devices.
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