Bill > S1889

This bill, known as the PLANT Act (Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act), aims to strengthen penalties for drug-related offenses that harm federal property or the environment. Specifically, it directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend federal sentencing guidelines to ensure harsher penalties for cultivating or manufacturing controlled substances on federal land or when intentionally trespassing on private property if the offense involves hazardous substances that create a danger to humans or wildlife, degrade the environment, or pollute water sources. The bill also introduces penalties for diverting or draining bodies of water or clear-cutting timber on federal property during such offenses, and it clarifies that booby traps are prohibited when cultivating controlled substances. Furthermore, it mandates a penalty enhancement for possessing firearms in connection with drug offenses on federal lands or during intentional trespass.