PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Provides exact money to pay for programs that prevent and control aquatic nuisance species. It sets specific dollar amounts and years for studies, prevention work, research, grants, regional panels, a ballast-water demo, and a policy review. For early work, it authorizes $500,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 for the Secretary to carry out certain prevention steps, and $2,000,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 for the Director and Under Secretary to do required studies. For fiscal years 1997 through 2002, it authorizes recurring amounts: for one prevention task $2,000,000 for each of 1997 and 1998 and $3,000,000 for each of 1999–2002; $1,000,000 per year to the Department of the Interior (Director) and $1,000,000 per year to the Secretary for parts of program implementation; $3,000,000 per year (from other authorized funds if available) to the Under Secretary and $500,000 per year to the Secretary for additional program parts. For the Task Force and related program in 1997–2002 it authorizes $6,000,000 per year to the Interior (Director), $1,000,000 per year to Commerce (Under Secretary), $1,625,000 per year (from other authorized funds if available) for Great Lakes research including $500,000 for Lake Champlain grants, $5,000,000 per year for competitive university research grants split among three grant programs ($2,800,000; $1,200,000; $1,000,000), $3,000,000 per year to the Army, and $300,000 per year to Interior for regional panels (including $100,000 for the Great Lakes Commission). It also authorizes $4,000,000 per year for State management grants (1997–2002) with $1,500,000 of that for aquatic vegetation management, $500,000 for a 1991 policy review, $2,500,000 for a ballast water demonstration program, and $1,000,000 for Narragansett Bay research to be used by Rhode Island’s environmental agency.

Title 16, §4741

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(a)Prevention of unintentional introductions

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 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 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)Task Force and aquatic nuisance species program

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)Grants for State management programs

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)Intentional introductions policy review

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)Ballast water management demonstration program

There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 to carry out section 4714 of this title.

(f)Research

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.

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

Enforcement

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Regulations

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”.

§4741 Authorization of Appropriations