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Union Calendar No. 263
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1081
[Report No. 108-324, Part I]
To establish marine and freshwater research, development, and
demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and
eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and
stakeholders and restore ecosystems.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2003
Mr. Ehlers (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Ortiz, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Camp, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Emanuel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. English, Mr. Farr,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. Saxton,
Mr. Dicks, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Gillmor, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Case, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Allen, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr.
Houghton, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Leach, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Evans, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Simmons, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. LaTourette) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and House
Administration, 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
October 20, 2003
Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
October 20, 2003
Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Resources, and House Administration extended for a period ending not
later than October 31, 2003
October 31, 2003
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Resources, and House Administration extended for a period ending not
later than November 7, 2003
November 7, 2003
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Resources, and House Administration extended for a period ending not
later than November 21, 2003
November 21, 2003
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Resources, and House Administration extended for a period ending not
later than January 31, 2004
January 31, 2004
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Resources, and House Administration extended for a period ending not
later than April 2, 2004
April 2, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. Berman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Engel, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Stark, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Green of
Wisconsin, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Michaud, and Mrs. Napolitano
April 2, 2004
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and House
Administration discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
5, 2003]
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A BILL
To establish marine and freshwater research, development, and
demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and
eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and
stakeholders and restore ecosystems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aquatic Invasive Species Research
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Aquatic invasive species damage infrastructure, disrupt
commerce, outcompete native species, reduce biodiversity, and
threaten human health.
(2) The direct and indirect costs of aquatic invasive
species to our Nation's economy number in the billions of
dollars per year. In the Great Lakes region, approximately
$3,000,000,000 dollars have been spent in the past 10 years to
mitigate the damage caused by one invasive species, the zebra
mussel.
(3) Recent studies have shown that, in addition to economic
damage, invasive species cause enormous environmental damage,
and have cited invasive species as the second leading threat to
endangered species.
(4) Over the past 200 years, the rate of detected marine
and freshwater invasions in North America has increased
exponentially.
(5) The rate of invasions continues to grow each year.
(6) Marine and freshwater research underlies every aspect
of detecting, preventing, controlling, and eradicating invasive
species, educating citizens and stakeholders, and restoring
ecosystems.
(7) Current Federal efforts, including research efforts,
have focused primarily on controlling established invasive
species, which is both costly and often unsuccessful. An
emphasis on research, development, and demonstration to support
efforts to prevent invasive species or eradicate them upon
entry into United States waters would likely result in a more
cost-effective and successful approach to combating invasive
species through preventing initial introduction.
(8) Research, development, and demonstration to support
prevention and eradication includes monitoring of both pathways
and ecosystems to track the introduction and establishment of
nonnative species, and development and testing of technologies
to prevent introduction through known pathways.
(9) Therefore, Congress finds that it is in the United
States interest to conduct a comprehensive and thorough
research, development, and demonstration program on aquatic
invasive species in order to better understand how aquatic
invasive species are introduced and become established and to
support efforts to prevent the introduction and establishment
of, and to eradicate, these species.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering agencies.--The term ``administering
agencies'' means--
(A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental
Research Laboratory);
(B) the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center); and
(C) the United States Geological Survey.
(2) Aquatic ecosystem.--The term ``aquatic ecosystem''
means a freshwater, marine, or estuarine environment (including
inland waters, riparian areas, and wetlands) located in the
United States.
(3) Ballast water.--The term ``ballast water'' means any
water (with its suspended matter) used to maintain the trim and
stability of a vessel.
(4) Invasion.--The term ``invasion'' means the introduction
and establishment of an invasive species into an ecosystem
beyond its historic range.
(5) Invasive species.--The term ``invasive species'' means
a species--
(A) that is nonnative to the ecosystem under
consideration; and
(B) whose introduction causes or may cause harm to
the economy, the environment, or human health.
(6) Invasive species council.--The term ``Invasive Species
Council'' means the council established by section 3 of
Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note).
(7) Pathway.--The term ``pathway'' means 1 or more routes
by which an invasive species is transferred from one ecosystem
to another.
(8) Species.--The term ``species'' means any fundamental
category of taxonomic classification or any viable biological
material ranking below a genus or subgenus.
(9) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Aquatic
Nuisance Species Task Force established by section 1201(a) of
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)).
(10) Type approval.--The term ``type approval'' means an
approval procedure under which a type of system is certified as
meeting a standard established pursuant to Federal law for a
particular application.
SEC. 4. COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) Coordination.--In carrying out this Act, the administering
agencies shall coordinate with--
(1) appropriate State agencies;
(2) the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental
Protection Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies; and
(3) the Task Force and Invasive Species Council.
(b) Implementation.--The administering agencies shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding regarding the implementation of this Act,
which shall include the coordination required by subsection (a).
(c) Cooperation.--In carrying out this Act, the administering
agencies shall contract, as appropriate, or otherwise cooperate with
academic researchers.
(d) Structure.--To the extent practicable, the administering
agencies shall carry out this Act working within the organizational
structure of the Task Force and Invasive Species Council.
SEC. 5. ECOLOGICAL AND PATHWAY RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--The administering agencies shall develop and
conduct a marine and fresh-water research program which shall include
ecological and pathway surveys and experimentation to detect nonnative
aquatic species in aquatic ecosystems and to assess rates and patterns
of introductions of nonnative aquatic species in aquatic ecosystems.
The goal of this marine and freshwater research program shall be to
support efforts to prevent the introduction of, detect, and eradicate
invasive species through informing early detection and rapid response
efforts, informing relevant policy decisions, and assessing the
effectiveness of implemented policies to prevent the introduction and
spread of aquatic invasive species. Surveys and experiments under this
subsection shall be commenced not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Protocol Development.--The administering agencies shall
establish standardized protocols for conducting ecological and pathway
surveys of nonnative aquatic species under subsection (a) that are
integrated and produce comparable data. Protocols shall, as
practicable, be integrated with existing protocols and data collection
methods. In developing the protocols under this subsection, the
administering agencies shall draw on the recommendations gathered at
the workshop under subsection (g). The protocols shall be peer
reviewed, and revised as necessary. Protocols shall be completed within
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Ecological and Pathway Survey Requirements.--(1) Each
ecological survey conducted under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum--
(A) document baseline ecological information of the aquatic
ecosystem including, to the extent practicable, a comprehensive
inventory of native species, nonnative species, and species of
unknown origin present in the ecosystem, as well as the
chemical and physical characteristics of the water and
underlying substrate;
(B) for nonnative species, gather information to assist in
identifying their life history, environmental requirements and
tolerances, the historic range of their native ecosystems, and
their history of spreading from their native ecosystems;
(C) track the establishment of nonnative species including
information about the estimated abundance of nonnative
organisms in order to allow an analysis of the probable date of
introduction of the species; and
(D) identify the likely pathway of entry of nonnative
species.
(2) Each pathway survey conducted under this section shall, at a
minimum--
(A) identify what nonnative aquatic species are being
introduced or may be introduced through the pathways under
consideration;
(B) determine the quantities of organisms being introduced
through the pathways under consideration; and
(C) determine the practices that contributed to or could
contribute to the introduction of nonnative aquatic species
through the pathway under consideration.
(d) Number and Location of Survey Sites.--The administering
agencies shall designate the number and location of survey sites
necessary to carry out marine and freshwater research required under
this section. In establishing sites under this subsection or subsection
(e), emphasis shall be on the geographic diversity of sites, as well as
the diversity of the human uses and biological characteristics of
sites.
(e) Competitive Grant Program.--The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the United States Geological Survey
shall jointly administer a program to award competitive, peer-reviewed
grants to academic institutions, State agencies, and other appropriate
groups, in order to assist in carrying out subsection (a), and shall
include to the maximum extent practicable diverse institutions,
including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and those
serving large proportions of Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific
Americans, or other underrepresented populations.
(f) Ship Pathway Surveys.--Section 1102(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16
U.S.C. 4712(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
``(ii) examine other potential modes for
the introduction of nonnative aquatic species
by ship, including hull fouling.''.
(g) Workshop.--In order to support the development of the protocols
and design for the surveys under subsections (b) and (c), and to
determine how to obtain consistent, comparable data across a range of
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