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§4741 Authorization of appropriations

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 67— - AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS › § 4741

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Summary

Provides money to carry out the program on aquatic nuisance species. It lists exact amounts and who gets them for certain years. Through fiscal year 1992, $500,000 goes to the Secretary for work under two named parts of the law, and $2,000,000 goes to the Director and Under Secretary for two studies. For fiscal years 1997–2002 the Secretary gets $2,000,000 in 1997 and 1998 and $3,000,000 in each year 1999–2002 for work on another part of the law. Also for 1997–2002, $1,000,000 per year goes to the Department of the Interior (for the Director) and $1,000,000 per year goes to the Secretary to carry out two specified tasks. In 1997–2002 the Under Secretary may receive $3,000,000 per year from other authorized funds to run a particular program, and the Secretary gets $500,000 per year for another task. For fiscal years 1997–2002, the Department of the Interior gets $6,000,000 per year and the Department of Commerce gets $1,000,000 per year for specified research and program duties. An extra $1,625,000 per year (from other authorized funds if available) goes to NOAA’s Great Lakes lab for aquatic nuisance research, including $500,000 for competitive Lake Champlain grants. A total of $5,000,000 per year funds university research grants, split into three named grant programs ($2,800,000, $1,200,000, and $1,000,000). The Army gets $3,000,000 per year for a listed activity. The Interior also gets $300,000 per year for regional panels, with $100,000 for the Great Lakes Commission. Separately, $4,000,000 per year (1997–2002) goes to Interior for other grants, with $1,500,000 of that for managing nuisance aquatic plants. For fiscal year 1991, $500,000 is authorized for a policy review. Also authorized are $2,500,000 to carry out one section and $1,000,000 for research in Narragansett Bay to be used by Rhode Island’s environmental agency.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §4741

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(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to develop and implement the provisions of subchapter II—
(1)$500,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 to the Secretary to carry out section 4711 11 See References in Text note below. and 4712(a)(3) of this title;
(2)$2,000,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 to the Director and Under Secretary to carry out the studies under section 4712(a)(1) and 4712(a)(2 22 So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis. of this title;
(3)to the Secretary to carry out section 4711 1 of this title—
(A)$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998; and
(B)$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002;
(4)for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4712(b) of this title—
(A)$1,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by the Director; and
(B)$1,000,000 to the Secretary; and
(5)for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002—
(A)$3,000,000, which shall be made available from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so authorized, to the Under Secretary to carry out section 4712(e) of this title; and
(B)$500,000 to the Secretary to carry out section 4712(f) of this title.
(b)There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002 to develop and implement the provisions of subchapter III—
(1)$6,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by the Director to carry out section 4722 and 4728 of this title;
(2)$1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce, to be used by the Under Secretary to carry out section 4722 of this title;
(3)$1,625,000, which shall be made available from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so authorized, to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and control research under section 4722(i) of this title at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which $500,000 shall be made available for grants, to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review, for research relating to Lake Champlain;
(4)$5,000,000 for competitive grants for university research on aquatic nuisance species under section 4722(f)(3) of this title as follows:
(A)$2,800,000, which shall be made available from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so authorized, to fund grants under section 1124 of title 33;
(B)$1,200,000 to fund grants to colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts referred to in section 322 of title 7; and
(C)$1,000,000 to fund grants through the Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
(5)$3,000,000 to the Department of the Army, to be used by the Assistant Secretary to carry out section 4722(i)(1)(B) of this title; and
(6)$300,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by the Director to fund regional panels and similar entities under section 4723 of this title, of which $100,000 shall be used to fund activities of the Great Lakes Commission.
(c)There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002 $4,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by the Director for making grants under section 4724 of this title, of which $1,500,000 shall be used by the Director, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, for management of aquatic nuisance vegetation species.
(d)There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991, $500,000 to the Director and the Under Secretary to conduct the intentional introduction policy review under section 4727 of this title.
(e)There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 to carry out section 4714 of this title.
(f)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $1,000,000 to carry out research on the prevention, monitoring, and control of aquatic nuisance species in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The funds shall be made available for use by the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Rhode Island.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4711 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (3), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–282, title IX, § 903(a)(2)(A)(i), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4354. Codification “Section 322 of title 7” substituted in subsec. (b)(4)(B) for “the first section of the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 322)”. section 1 of the act of Aug. 30, 1890, is classified to section 322 and 323 of Title 7, Agriculture, but only section 322 refers to agriculture and the mechanic arts.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1301, which enacted this section. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(1)(B), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 to the Secretary for implementation and

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promulgated under section 4711 of this title.” Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(1)(A), (C), added pars. (4) and (5). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(2)(A), substituted “1997 through 2002” for “1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1) to (7). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(2)(B), added pars. (1) to (6) and struck out former pars. (1) to (7) which read as follows: “(1) $7,000,000 to the Director to carry out section 4722 and 4728 of this title; “(2) $5,000,000 to the Under Secretary to carry out section 4722 of this title; “(3) $1,125,000 to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and control research under section 4722(i) of this title at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; “(4) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university research on aquatic nuisance species under section 4722(f)(3) of this title as follows: “(A) $3,375,000 to fund grants under the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.), and of this amount, $2,500,000 to fund grants in the Great Lakes region; and “(B) $1,675,000 to fund grants through the Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; “(5) $500,000 to fund Sea Grant Marine Advisory Services education and technical assistance related to infestations of zebra mussels under section 4722(g) and (h) of this title; “(6) $200,000 to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and control activities of the Great Lakes Commission; and “(7) $2,000,000 to the Assistant Secretary to carry out section 4722(i)(2) of this title.” Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to make grants under section 4724 of this title— “(1) $2,500,000 to the Director; and “(2) $5,000,000 to the Assistant Secretary.” Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(f)(4), added subsecs. (e) and (f). 1991—Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 102–186 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “$3,375,000 to fund grants under section 1125 of title 33, and of this amount, $2,500,000 to fund grants in the Great Lakes region; and”.

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16 U.S.C. § 4741

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73