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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 4366

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

"(b) OFFICERS OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary is authorized to designate law enforcement officers of any other Federal agency, when the Secretary determines such designation to be economical and in the public interest, and with the concurrence of that agency, to exercise the powers and authorities of the Forest Service while assisting the Forest Service in the National Forest System, or for activities administered by the Forest Service. "(c) ACCEPTANCE BY FOREST SERVICE.—The Forest Service is au-

thorized to accept law enforcement designation from any other Federal agency or agency of a State or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of cooperating in the investigation and enforcement of any Federal or State law or ordinance and regulation of any such agency, when such investigation or enforcement is mutually beneficial to the National Forest System and the cooperating agency or jurisdiction, upon entering into a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with such agency or jurisdiction.". (f) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR PLACING HAZARDOUS OR INJURIOUS DEVICES ON FEDERAL LANDS.—Chapter 91 of title 18, United States

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 1864. Hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands "(a) Whoever— "(1) with the intent to violate the Controlled Substances Act, "(2) with the intent to obstruct or harass the harvesting of timber, or "(3) with reckless disregard to the risk that another person will be placed in danger of death or bodily injury and under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to such risk, uses a hazardous or injurious device on Federal land, on an Indian reservation, or on an Indian allotment while the title to such allotment is held in trust by the United States or while such allotment remains inalienable by the allottee without the consent of the United States shall be punished under subsection (b). "(b) An individual who violates subsection (a) shall— "(1) if death of an individual results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both; "(2) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both; "(3) if bodily injury to any individual results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; "(4) if damage exceeding $10,000 to the property of any individual results, be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; and "(5) in any other case, be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year. "(c) Any individual who is punished under subsection (b)(3), (4), or (5) after one or more prior convictions under any such subsection shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both. "(d) As used in this section— "(1) the term 'serious bodily injury' means bodily injury which involves— "(A) a substantial risk of death; "(B) extreme physical pain; "(C) protracted and obvious disfigurement; and