Congress 107 - HR 2732 - Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act

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Animals Anniversaries Aquatic ecology Aquatic pests Aquatic weed control Boats and boating Canada Commemorations Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Exotic animals Exotic plants Federal aid to water pollution control Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government publicity History International Affairs International cooperation Kansas Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine fouling organisms Mollusks Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma Pest control Planning Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse and refuse disposal Searches and seizures Ships South Dakota Sports and Recreation Texas Transportation and Public Works Water pollution control Water pollution measurement Water Resources Development West (U.S.)

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Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide the public with information and education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species and how to prevent their westward advance; (2) work with States that contain aquatic nuisance species (including zebra mussels) that threaten western States to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere (including vessels involved in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition); and (3) prevent westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species beyond the 100th meridian, monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Authorizes the Director of the of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to make grants to States to develop management plans which identify those areas or activities within the State for which assistance is needed to eliminate or reduce the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, particularly the zebra mussel.

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Aug 9, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Aug 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Aug 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Aug 3, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 3, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 3, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1526-1527)
Aug 2, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 2001

Introduced in House

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