National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 14, 2002 Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards of the House Science Committee.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Task Force to recommend to appropriate Federal agencies additions to the list of aquatic invasive species.
Requires the Task Force, the Council, and the Secretary of State to coordinate activities to ensure that international efforts to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species are coordinated with U.S. policies.
Establishes minimum invasive species prevention requirements for all vessels entering U.S. ports. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations for ballast water management standards and certification procedures.
Directs the Task Force to publish a priority pathway management program.
Prohibits the importation of live aquatic organisms not in trade without specified screening and approval.
Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to construct and maintain a national dispersal barrier program to contain and control aquatic nuisances.
Declares that a State with a rapid response contingency strategy shall be eligible to receive emergency funding to implement rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species under specified circumstances.
Requires the Task Force, with concurrence of the Council, to encourage the development of regional rapid response contingency strategies and develop a State model for such.
Requires the Council, in coordination with the Task Force and the heads of the appropriate Federal agencies, to establish a Federal rapid response team for the ten regions of the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
Requires the Task Force to establish a national subcommittee on nutria.
Provides for expansion of the Brown Tree Snake Control Program and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program information, education and outreach activities.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2002 to Nov 14, 2002, with 41 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2002Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards of the House Science Committee.
- Sep 30, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Sep 18, 2002Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2002Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Algal blooms
- Animals
- Aquaculture
- Aquariums
- Aquatic animals
- Aquatic biology
- Aquatic ecology
- Aquatic pests
- Aquatic plants
- Aquatic weed control
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Biological diversity conservation
- Boats and boating
- Boundaries
- Business records
- Canada
- Canals
- Coastwise shipping
- Commerce
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Transportation
- Ecological research
- Ecological surveys
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Electronic government information
- Emergency Management
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Executive reorganization
- Exotic animals
- Exotic plants
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishery management
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Great Lakes
- Guam
- Habitat conservation
- Hawaii
- Health
- Horticulture
- Illinois
- Import restrictions
- Indian lands
- Inland water transportation
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International environmental cooperation
- Internet
- Interstate relations
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine fouling organisms
- Marine safety
- Marine transportation
- Merchant seamen
- Mexico
- Minorities
- Mississippi River
- National parks
- Native Americans
- Negotiations
- New York State
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Occupational health and safety
- Paints and varnishes
- Pest control
- Pests
- Pets
- Planning
- Public health
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Regional planning
- Risk assessment
- Rivers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Ships
- Signs and signboards
- Snakes
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Volunteer workers
- Warships
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Waste disposal in the ocean
- Waste water
- Waste water treatment
- Water pollution control
- Water pollution measurement
- Water Resources Development
- Waterways
- Wildlife conservation
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