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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4717 

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

Director of the National Park Service to carry out activities to control 

the movement of aquatic invasive species into, across, and out of Federal 

land and waters, to provide for financial assistance from the Commissioner of Reclamation to Reclamation States for watercraft inspection 

and decontamination stations, to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to make certain technical 

corrections, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2022 

Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Director of the National Park Service 

to carry out activities to control the movement of aquatic 

invasive species into, across, and out of Federal land 

and waters, to provide for financial assistance from the 

Commissioner of Reclamation to Reclamation States for 

watercraft inspection and decontamination stations, to 

amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 

and Control Act of 1990 to make certain technical corrections, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Spread of 

5 Invasive Mussels Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK

9 FORCE.—The term ‘‘Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

10 Force’’ means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

11 Force established by section 1201(a) of the Non12 indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 

13 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)). 

14 (2) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER.—The term 

15 ‘‘Federal land and water’’ means Federal land and 

16 water operated and maintained by the Bureau of 

17 Land Management or the National Park Service, as 

18 applicable. 

19 (3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

21 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

22 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

23 (4) INSPECTION.—The term ‘‘inspection’’ 

24 means an inspection to prevent and respond to bio25 logical invasions of an aquatic ecosystem. 


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1 (5) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’ means— 

2 (A) a Reclamation State; 

3 (B) an Indian Tribe in a Reclamation 

4 State; 

5 (C) an applicable nonprofit organization in 

6 a Reclamation State; or 

7 (D) a unit of local government in a Rec8 lamation State. 

9 (6) RECLAMATION STATE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Reclamation 

11 State’’ means any State in which a Bureau of 

12 Reclamation reservoir is located. 

13 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Reclamation 

14 State’’ includes any of the States of— 

15 (i) Alaska; 

16 (ii) Arizona; 

17 (iii) California; 

18 (iv) Colorado; 

19 (v) Idaho; 

20 (vi) Kansas; 

21 (vii) Montana; 

22 (viii) Nebraska; 

23 (ix) Nevada; 

24 (x) New Mexico; 

25 (xi) North Dakota; 


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1 (xii) Oklahoma; 

2 (xiii) Oregon; 

3 (xiv) South Dakota; 

4 (xv) Texas; 

5 (xvi) Utah; 

6 (xvii) Washington; and 

7 (xviii) Wyoming. 

8 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. FEDERAL LAND AND AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVI11 TIES ASSISTANCE. 

12 (a) AUTHORITY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

13 AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WITH RESPECT TO CER14 TAIN AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVITIES ON FEDERAL LAND

15 AND WATER.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may inspect 

17 and decontaminate watercraft entering and leaving 

18 Federal land and water located within a river basin 

19 that contains a Bureau of Reclamation water 

20 project. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary, acting 

22 through the Director of the Bureau of Land Man23 agement and the Director of the National Park 

24 Service, shall— 


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1 (A) in carrying out an inspection under 

2 paragraph (1), coordinate with 1 or more part3 ners; 

4 (B) consult with the Aquatic Nuisance 

5 Species Task Force to identify potential im6 provements in the detection and management of 

7 invasive species on Federal land and water; and 

8 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, in9 spect watercraft in a manner that minimizes 

10 disruptions to public access for boating and 

11 recreation in noncontaminated watercraft. 

12 (3) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary, acting 

13 through the Director of the Bureau of Land Man14 agement and the Director of the National Park 

15 Service, may enter into a partnership to provide 

16 technical assistance to a partner— 

17 (A) to carry out an inspection or decon18 tamination of watercraft; or 

19 (B) to establish an inspection and decon20 tamination station for watercraft. 

21 (b) GRANT PROGRAM FOR RECLAMATION STATES

22 FOR WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION

23 STATIONS.— 

24 (1) WATERCRAFT INSPECTION IN RECLAMATION

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1 tions, the Secretary, acting through the Commis2 sioner of Reclamation, shall establish a competitive 

3 grant program to provide grants to partners to con4 duct inspections and decontamination of watercraft 

5 in reservoirs operated and maintained by the Sec6 retary, including to purchase, establish, operate, or 

7 maintain a watercraft inspection and decontamina8 tion station. 

9 (2) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

10 cost of a grant under paragraph (1), including per11 sonnel costs, shall not exceed 75 percent. 

12 (3) STANDARDS.—Before awarding a grant 

13 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine 

14 that the project is technically and financially fea15 sible. 

16 (4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub17 section, the Secretary shall coordinate with— 

18 (A) each of the Reclamation States; 

19 (B) affected Indian Tribes; and 

20 (C) the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

21 Force. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year 

25 thereafter. 


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1 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE NONINDIGE2 NOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND 

3 CONTROL ACT OF 1990. 

4 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 1002(b) of the Nonindige5 nous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 

6 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘funded’’; 

9 (B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘preven10 tion’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting a comma after ‘‘dissemi12 nation’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting a comma 

14 after ‘‘monitor’’. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1003 of the Nonindige16 nous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 

17 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Canandian’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Canadian’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 

21 (17) as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively; 

22 and 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(13) ‘State’ means— 

26 ‘‘(A) a State; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

2 ‘‘(C) American Samoa; 

3 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

4 ‘‘(E) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

5 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

6 Mariana Islands; and 

7 ‘‘(G) the United States Virgin Islands;’’. 

8 (c) GREAT LAKES PANEL.—Section 1203(a) of the 

9 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 

10 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4723(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

12 after ‘‘research,’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘encourage’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘encouraged’’. 

15 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 1204(b)(4) of 

16 the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Con17 trol Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4724(b)(4)) is amended, in 

18 the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘ADMINISRATIVE’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’. 

20 (e) BROWN TREE SNAKE CONTROL PROGRAM.—Sec21 tion 1209 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Preven22 tion and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4728) is amend23 ed by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

24 1202(a)’’. 


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1 (f) PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL INTRODUC2 TIONS.—Section 1301(a)(2) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 

3 Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 

4 4741(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘1102(a)(2’’ and in5 serting ‘‘1102(a)(2)’’. 

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