Congress 108 - HR 119 - Harmful Invasive Weed Control Act

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Agriculture and Food Economics and Public Finance Exotic plants Federal aid to Indians Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Indian lands Minorities Non-native species Pest control Public Lands and Natural Resources Weeds

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Harmful Invasive Weed Control Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, invasive weeds on public and private land. Requires the allocation of certain funds to States and Indian tribes to carry out projects approved by States and Indian tribes for such purposes. Reserves five percent of such funds for allocation to Indian tribes.

Prohibits such assistance from being used to carry out projects to control or eradicate animal pests.

Allows an Indian tribe, if the funds allocated to tribes are not sufficient to provide such assistance to each weed management entity of a tribe, to seek additional funding by participating as a local stakeholder in the establishment of such an entity.

Permits any activity involving real property to be carried out only with the consent of the landowner.

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Feb 12, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Feb 12, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Feb 12, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Feb 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jan 7, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jan 7, 2003

Introduced in House

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