Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 67— - AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS › § 4741
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.
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16 U.S.C. § 4741
Title 16 — Conservation
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73