Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act
Latest action · Jun 18, 2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 4) Establishes the Aldo Leopold Native Heritage Grant Program which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to eligible applicants, including State and local governments, interstate or regional agencies, or private persons, for qualified control projects to control and monitor harmful nonnative species on land or in water. Requires such projects to be conducted in partnership with a Federal agency and on adjacent lands, both Federal and non-Federal, in such a way as to prevent the future reintroduction or dispersal of harmful nonnative species. Requires the Secretary to consider the extent to which a project: (1) addresses the operational backlog of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (2) encourages intergovernmental and public- private cooperation; (3) aids the conservation of endangered species; and (4) includes pilot testing or a demonstration of an innovative technology.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for assessment projects which address priorities for the restoration, management, or enhancement of native fish or wildlife and their natural habitats and processes through the control of harmful nonnative species.
Requires the Secretary to consult with the National Invasive Species Council and its advisory board.
States that grants shall be for up to two years for a control project, with a possibility of renewal, and for up to five years for a monitoring and maintenance plan. Requires grants to be balanced both geographically and according to the size of the projects.
Limits the Federal share of costs of control projects on non-Federal lands to 75 percent (100 percent for Federal lands). Increases such share to 85 percent to cover innovative technology costs.
Requires the Council to develop: (1) requirements for the monitoring and maintenance of a control project; and (2) a control project database which includes project techniques and monitoring data.
Requires control project grantees to report annually to the Secretary on: (1) the number of acres of native fish and wildlife habitat restored, protected, or enhanced, including a description of the partnerships; (2) an estimate of the long-term success of varying conservation techniques used; (3) the environmental soundness of the projects; and (4) specific methods and techniques used.
Directs the Secretary to report biennially to the appropriate congressional committees.
Requires the participation of a non-Federal interest who will monitor and maintain the control project before a grant may be made for a control project on Federal lands.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of a Governor, to financially assist a rapid response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative species when rapid eradication or control is: (1) necessary to protect native fish, wildlife, or their habitats; (2) technically feasible; and (3) minimally disruptive to the ecosystem. Requires the same monitoring and reporting as is required of control project grantees.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2008, limiting administrative costs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 20, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GU | Robert A. Underwood | Original | Dec 20, 2001 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | Dec 20, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2001Markup May 22, 2002Reported Jun 18, 2002 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2001Hearings Mar 14, 2002Markup Apr 17, 2002Reported Apr 17, 2002 | |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2001Hearings Mar 14, 2002Discharged May 22, 2002 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2001Hearings Mar 14, 2002Discharged May 22, 2002 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-512.
- Jun 18, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
- May 22, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 22, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 22, 2002Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
- May 22, 2002Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
- Apr 18, 2002Executive Comment Received from Interior.
- Apr 17, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 17, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 14, 2002Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, and by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands.
- Mar 14, 2002Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Mar 14, 2002Joint Hearings held by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, by the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Dec 20, 2001Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2391-2392)
- Dec 20, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Dec 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Dec 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Dec 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Dec 20, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2391 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Dec 20, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 31, 2002H.R. 3558, Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 22, 2002</p>
- May 31, 2002H.R. 3558, Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 22, 2002
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-81 | JOINT LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 5395, TO ESTABLISH MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PREVENT, CONTROL, AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES, AND H.R. 5396, TO AMEND THE NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 199086 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Nov 14, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-95 | H.R. 3558, THE SPECIES PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT95 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 14, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through cooperative, incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Endangered species
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Exotic animals
- Exotic plants
- Fishery management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Habitat conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural areas
- Pest control
- Photography
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private partnerships
- Restoration ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife management
- Wildlife refuges
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2002Reported in House
- Dec 20, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
