§4721 Establishment of Task Force

Summary

Creates an Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and names who must be on it. Members include the Director; the Under Secretary; the EPA Administrator; the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; the Assistant Secretary; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Directors of the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management; the Commissioner of Reclamation; and any other federal agency heads the co-chairs think are appropriate. The Director and the Under Secretary are co-chairs. They must lead the Task Force, act as needed, and work with the other members. Within six months of November 29, 1990, the co-chairs must make a written agreement that explains each of their roles. The co-chairs must invite the Great Lakes Commission, the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program, and state and other government agencies to take part as ex officio members. Each Task Force member must coordinate actions with the other members and with regional, State, and local entities. The co-chairs may also invite nongovernmental groups to attend as observers.