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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2310

To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural 

habitats on Federal lands and non-Federal lands through cooperative, 

incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2003

Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA ́, Mr. GEORGE

MILLER of California, Ms. LEE, Mr. CASE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 

Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

ABERCROMBIE, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and 

their natural habitats on Federal lands and non-Federal 

lands through cooperative, incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, 

and for other purposes.

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 ‘‘Species Protection and 

5 Conservation of the Environment Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to encourage partnerships 

3 among public agencies, Indian tribes, and other interests 

4 for the following objectives: 

5 (1) To protect, enhance, restore, and manage a 

6 diversity of habitats for native fish and wildlife 

7 through control of harmful nonnative species. 

8 (2) To promote the development of voluntary 

9 State assessments to establish priorities for control10 ling harmful nonnative species. 

11 (3) To promote greater cooperation among Fed12 eral, State, and local land and water managers, and 

13 owners of private land, water rights, or other inter14 ests to implement ecologically based strategies to 

15 eradicate, mitigate, and control harmful nonnative 

16 species through a voluntary and incentive-based fi17 nancial assistance grant program. 

18 (4) To establish a rapid response capability to 

19 combat incipient harmful nonnative species inva20 sions. 

21 (5) To establish a National Invasive Species 

22 Council. 

23 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

24 For the purposes of this Act: 

25 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—The term 

26 ‘‘appropriate Committees’’ means the Committee on 
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1 Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

3 Senate. 

4 (2) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’ means, as 

5 appropriate, eradicating, suppressing, reducing, or 

6 managing harmful nonnative species from areas 

7 where they are present; taking steps to detect early 

8 infestations on at-risk native habitats; and restoring 

9 native species and habitats to reduce the effects of 

10 harmful nonnative species. 

11 (3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

12 National Invasive Species Council established by sec13 tion 6(a). 

14 (4) ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDNESS.—The term 

15 ‘‘environmental soundness’’ means the extent of in16 clusion of methods, efforts, actions, or programs to 

17 prevent or control infestations of harmful nonnative 

18 species, that—

19 (A) minimize adverse impacts to the struc20 ture and function of an ecosystem and adverse 

21 effects on nontarget species and ecosystems; 

22 and 

23 (B) emphasize integrated management 

24 techniques. 
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1 (5) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

2 lands’’ means all lands and waters that are owned 

3 and administered by the Department of the Interior 

4 or the Forest Service or are held in trust by the 

5 Federal Government for an Indian tribe. 

6 (6) HARMFUL NONNATIVE SPECIES.—The term 

7 ‘‘harmful nonnative species’’—

8 (A) subject to subparagraph (B), means, 

9 with respect to a particular ecosystem in a par10 ticular region, any species, including its seeds, 

11 eggs, spores, or other biological material capa12 ble of propagating that species, that is not na13 tive to that ecosystem and has a demonstrable 

14 or potentially demonstrable negative environ15 mental or economic impact in that region; and 

16 (B) does not include nonferal livestock. 

17 (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

18 has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 

19 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

20 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

21 (8) NATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

22 ‘‘National Management Plan’’ means the manage23 ment plan referred to in section 5 of Executive 

24 Order 13112 of February 3, 1999, and entitled 

25 ‘‘Meeting the Invasive Species Challenge’’. 
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1 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

4 the several States of the United States, the District 

5 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 

6 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com7 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any 

8 other territory or possession of the United States, 

9 and any Indian tribe. 

10 SEC. 4. ALDO LEOPOLD NATIVE HERITAGE GRANT PRO11 GRAM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide—

13 (1) a grant to any eligible applicant to carry 

14 out a qualified control project in accordance with 

15 this section; and 

16 (2) a grant to any State to carry out an assess17 ment project consistent with relevant State plans 

18 that have been developed in whole or in part for the 

19 conservation of native fish, wildlife, and their habi20 tats, and in accordance with this section, to—

21 (A) identify harmful nonnative species that 

22 occur in the State;

23 (B) assess the needs to restore, manage, or 

24 enhance native fish and wildlife and their nat25 ural habitats and processes in the State; 
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1 (C) identify priorities for actions to ad2 dress such needs; 

3 (D) identify mechanisms to increase capac4 ity building in a State or across State lines to 

5 conserve and protect native fish and wildlife 

6 and their habitats and to detect and control 

7 harmful nonnative species within the State; and 

8 (E) incorporate, where applicable, the 

9 guidelines of the National Management Plan. 

10 The grant program under this section shall be known as 

11 the ‘‘Aldo Leopold Native Heritage Grant Program’’. 

12 (b) FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—

14 (A) publish guidelines for and solicit appli15 cations for grants under this section not later 

16 than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act; 

18 (B) receive, review, evaluate, and approve 

19 applications for grants under this section; 

20 (C) consult with the council on the projects 

21 proposed for grants under this section, includ22 ing regarding the priority of proposed projects 

23 for such grants; and 
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1 (D) consult with the Council regarding the 

2 development of the database required under 

3 subsection (j). 

4 (2) ADVICE.—To obtain advice regarding pro5 posed grants under this section, including advice on 

6 the scientific merit, technical merit, and feasibility of 

7 a proposed grant, the Secretary shall consult with 

8 the advisory committee established under section 

9 6(f). 

10 (3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec11 retary may delegate to another Federal instrumen12 tality the authority of the Secretary under this sec13 tion, other than the authority to approve applica14 tions for grants and make grants. 

15 (c) FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council 

16 shall—

17 (1) consult with the Secretary to create criteria 

18 and guidelines for grants under this section; 

19 (2) consult with the Secretary regarding wheth20 er proposed control projects are qualified control 

21 projects; and 

22 (3) carry out functions relating to monitoring 

23 control projects under subsection (j). 
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1 (d) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—To be an eligible appli2 cant for purposes of subsection (a)(1), an applicant 

3 shall—

4 (1) be a State, local government, interstate or 

5 regional agency, or private person; and 

6 (2) have adequate personnel, funding, and au7 thority to carry out and monitor or maintain a con8 trol project. 

9 (e) QUALIFIED CONTROL PROJECT.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be a qualified control 

11 project under this section, a project shall—

12 (A) control harmful nonnative species on 

13 the lands or waters on which it is conducted; 

14 (B) include a plan for monitoring the 

15 project area and maintaining effective control of 

16 harmful nonnative species after the completion 

17 of the project, that is consistent with standards 

18 for monitoring developed under subsection (j); 

19 (C) be conducted in partnership with a 

20 Federal agency; 

21 (D) be conducted on non-Federal lands or 

22 waters that, for purposes of carrying out the 

23 project, are under the control of the eligible ap24 plicant applying for the grant under this section 

25 and on adjacent Federal lands or waters admin-
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1 istered by the Federal agency referred to in 

2 subparagraph (C), that are—

3 (i) administered for the long-term 

4 conservation of such lands and waters and 

5 the native fish and wildlife dependent 

6 thereon; and 

7 (ii) managed to prevent the future re8 introduction or dispersal of harmful non9 native species from the lands and waters 

10 on which the project is carried out; and 

11 (E) encourage public notice and outreach 

12 on control project activities in the affected com13 munity. 

14 (2) OTHER FACTORS FOR SELECTION OF

15 PROJECTS.—In ranking qualified control projects, 

16 the Secretary may consider the following: 

17 (A) The extent to which a project would 

18 address the operational backlog attributed to 

19 harmful nonnative species on habitats impor20 tant to native fish and wildlife throughout any 

21 system of Federal lands. 

22 (B) Whether a project will encourage in23 creased coordination and cooperation among 

24 one or more Federal agencies and State or local 

25 government agencies or nongovernmental or 
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1 other private entities to control harmful non2 native species. 

3 (C) Whether a project fosters public-pri4 vate partnerships and uses Federal resources to 

5 encourage increased private sector involvement, 

6 including consideration of the amount of private 

7 funds or in-kind contributions to control harm8 ful nonnative species. 

9 (D) The extent to which a project would 

10 aid the conservation of species that are listed 

11 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

12 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

13 (E) Whether a project includes pilot test14 ing or a demonstration of an innovative tech15 nology having the potential for improved cost16 effectiveness in controlling harmful nonnative 

17 species. 

18 (F) The extent to which a project con19 siders the potential for unintended con20 sequences of control methods on ecosystems and 

21 includes contingency measures. 

22 (f) DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROL GRANT AWARDS.—

23 In making grants for control projects under this section 

24 the Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, en25 sure—
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1 (1) a balance of smaller and larger projects 

2 conducted with grants under this section; and 

3 (2) an equitable geographic distribution of 

4 projects carried out with grants under this section, 

5 among all States within which such projects are pro6 posed to be conducted. 

7 (g) GRANT DURATION.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant under this sec9 tion shall be to provide funding for the Federal 

10 share of the cost of a project carried out with the 

11 grant for up to 2 fiscal years. 

12 (2) RENEWAL.—(A) If the Secretary, after re13 viewing the reports under subsection (h) regarding a 

14 control project, finds that the project is making sat15 isfactory progress, the Secretary may renew a grant 

16 under this section for the project for an additional 

17 3 fiscal years. 

18 (B) The Secretary may renew a grant under 

19 this section to implement the monitoring and main20 tenance plan required for a control project under 

21 subsection (e)(1)(B) for up to 5 fiscal years after 

22 the project is otherwise completed. 

23 (h) REPORTING BY GRANTEE.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—(A) A grantee carrying out 

25 a control project with a grant under this section 
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1 shall report to the Secretary every 24 months or at 

2 the expiration of the grant, whichever is of shorter 

3 duration. 

4 (B) A State carrying out an assessment project 

5 with a grant under this section shall submit the as6 sessment pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to the Sec7 retary no later than 24 months after the date on 

8 which the grant is awarded. 

9 (2) REPORT CONTENTS.—Each report under 

10 this subsection shall include the following informa11 tion with respect to each project covered by the re12 port: 

13 (A) In the case of a control project—

14 (i) the information described in sub15 paragraphs (B), (D), and (F) of subsection 

16 (k)(2); and 

17 (ii) specific information on the meth18 ods and techniques used to control harmful 

19 nonnative species in the project area, in20 cluding any specific information on the 

21 methods and techniques used to restore 

22 native fish, wildlife, or their habitats in the 

23 project area. 

24 (B) A detailed report of the funding for 

25 the grant and the expenditures made. 
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1 (3) INTERIM UPDATE.—Each grantee under 

2 subsection (h)(1)(A) of this Section shall also submit 

3 annually a brief synopsis to the Secretary, either 

4 electronically or in writing, that includes—

5 (A) a chronological list of project progress; 

6 and 

7 (B) use of awarded funds. 

8 (i) COST SHARING FOR PROJECTS.—

9 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in 

10 paragraphs (2) and (3), the Federal share of the 

11 cost of a project carried out with a grant under this 

12 section shall not exceed 75 percent of such cost. 

13 (2) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY COSTS.—The 

14 Federal share of the incremental additional cost of 

15 including in a control project any pilot testing or a 

16 demonstration of an innovative technology described 

17 in subsection (e)(2)(E) shall be 85 percent. 

18 (3) PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS OR WA19 TERS.—The Federal share of the cost of the portion 

20 of a control project funded with a grant under this 

21 section that is carried out on Federal lands or wa22 ters, including the cost of acquisition by the Federal 

23 Government of lands or waters for use for such a 

24 project, shall be 100 percent. 
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1 (4) APPLICATION OF IN-KIND CONTRIBU2 TIONS.—The Secretary may apply to the non-Fed3 eral share of costs of a control project carried out 

4 with a grant under this section the fair market value 

5 of services or any other form of in-kind contribution 

6 to the project made by non-Federal interests that 

7 the Secretary determines to be an appropriate con8 tribution equivalent to the monetary amount re9 quired for the non-Federal share of the activity. 

10 (5) DERIVATION OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—

11 The non-Federal share of the cost of a control 

12 project carried out with a grant under this section 

13 may not be derived from a Federal grant program 

14 or other Federal funds. 

15 (j) MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTROL

16 GRANT PROJECTS.—

17 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Council, in consulta18 tion with the Secretary, shall develop requirements 

19 for the monitoring and maintenance of a control 

20 project to ensure that the requirements under sub21 sections (e)(1)(A) and (B) are achieved. 

22 (2) DATABASE OF GRANT PROJECT INFORMA23 TION.—The Council shall develop and maintain an 

24 appropriate database of information concerning con25 trol projects carried out with grants under this sub-
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1 section, including information on project techniques, 

2 project completion, monitoring data, and other rel3 evant information. 

4 (3) USE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Council 

5 shall use existing programs within the Federal Gov6 ernment to create and maintain the database re7 quired under this subsection. 

8 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Council shall 

9 make the information collected and maintained 

10 under this subsection available to the public. 

11 (k) REPORTING BY SECRETARY.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, by not 

13 later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, report to 

15 the appropriate Committees on the implementation 

16 of this section and make a one-time determination of 

17 whether the programs should be expanded to lands 

18 and waters that are owned and administered by Fed19 eral agencies other than those referred to in this 

20 Act. 

21 (2) REPORT CONTENTS.—A report under para22 graph (1) shall include an assessment of—

23 (A) trends in the population size and dis24 tribution of harmful nonnative species in the 

25 project area for each control project carried out
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1 with a grant under this section, and in the ad2 jacent areas as defined by the Secretary; 

3 (B) data on the number of acres of native 

4 fish and wildlife habitat restored, protected, or 

5 enhanced under this section, including descrip6 tions of, and partners involved with, control 

7 projects selected, in progress, and completed 

8 under this section with respect to those acres by 

9 Federal, State, and local agencies and other en10 tities; 

11 (C) trends in the population size and dis12 tribution of native species in the project areas, 

13 and in adjacent areas as defined by the Sec14 retary; 

15 (D) an estimate of the long-term success of 

16 varying conservation techniques used in car17 rying out control projects with grants under 

18 this section; 

19 (E) an annual assessment of the status of 

20 control projects carried out with grants under 

21 this section, including an accounting of expendi22 tures by Federal, State, regional, and local gov23 ernment agencies and other entities to carry out 

24 such projects; 
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1 (F) a review of the environmental sound2 ness of the control projects carried out with 

3 grants under this section; 

4 (G) a review of efforts made to maintain 

5 an appropriate database of grants under this 

6 section; and 

7 (H) a review of the geographical distribu8 tion of Federal money, matching funds, and in9 kind contributions for control projects carried 

10 out with grants under this section. 

11 (l) COOPERATION OF NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—

12 The Secretary may not make a grant under this section 

13 for a control project on Federal lands before a non-Fed14 eral interest has entered into a written agreement with 

15 the Secretary under which the non-Federal interest agrees 

16 to—

17 (1) monitor and maintain the control project in 

18 accordance with the plan required under subsection 

19 (e)(1)(B); and 

20 (2) provide any other items of cooperation the 

21 Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 

22 project. 
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1 SEC. 5. CREATION OF A RAPID RESPONSE CAPABILITY TO 

2 HARMFUL NONNATIVE SPECIES. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may provide fi4 nancial assistance for a period of one fiscal year to enable 

5 a rapid response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative species 

6 that are at a stage at which rapid eradication or control 

7 is possible, and ensure eradication or immediate control 

8 of the harmful nonnative species. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE.—The Sec10 retary shall provide assistance under this section, at the 

11 request of the Governor of a State, to local and State 

12 agencies or nongovernmental entities for the eradication 

13 of an immediate harmful nonnative species threat in the 

14 State only if—

15 (1) there is a demonstrated need for the assist16 ance; 

17 (2) the harmful nonnative species is considered 

18 to be an immediate threat to native fish, wildlife, or 

19 their habitats, as determined by the Secretary; and 

20 (3) the proposed response to such threat—

21 (A) is technically feasible; and 

22 (B) minimizes adverse impacts to the 

23 structure and function of an ecosystem and ad24 verse effects on non-target species and eco25 systems. 
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1 (c) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec2 retary shall determine the amount of financial assistance 

3 to be provided under this section with respect to an out4 break of a harmful nonnative species, subject to the avail5 ability of appropriations. 

6 (d) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 

7 any activity carried out with assistance under this section 

8 may be up to 100 percent. 

9 (e) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—The Secretary 

10 shall—

11 (1) require that persons receiving assistance 

12 under this section report on activities carried out 

13 with such assistance in the same manner as control 

14 project grantees under section 4; and 

15 (2) monitor and report on activities carried out 

16 with assistance under this section in accordance with 

17 the requirements that apply with respect to control 

18 projects carried out with assistance under section 4. 

19 SEC. 6. NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an 

21 independent entity within the executive branch the Na22 tional Invasive Species Council. The Council shall provide 

23 leadership and coordination among Federal agencies, and 

24 between the Federal Government and State and local gov25 ernments, with respect to efforts to minimize the eco-
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1 nomic, ecological, and human health impacts that harmful 

2 nonnative species cause and reduce the threat of further 

3 invasions. 

4 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall consist of 

6 the following members: 

7 (A) The Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

10 (D) The Secretary of State. 

11 (E) The Secretary of the Treasury. 

12 (F) The Secretary of Defense. 

13 (G) The Secretary of Transportation. 

14 (H) The Secretary of Health and Human 

15 Services. 

16 (I) The Administrator of the Environ17 mental Protection Agency. 

18 (J) The Administrator of the United 

19 States Agency for International Development. 

20 (K) Such additional members as may be 

21 appointed under paragraph (2). 

22 (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—With the concur23 rence of a majority of the members of the Council, 

24 the Chair of the Council may appoint additional 

25 members to the Council from among individuals who
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1 are officers or employees of the Federal Government 

2 with significant responsibilities concerning harmful 

3 nonnative species. 

4 (c) CHAIR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall serve 

5 as chair of the Council for the 3-year period beginning 

6 on the date of the enactment of this Act. Thereafter, the 

7 chair shall rotate every 3 years among the following mem8 bers, in the order stated: 

9 (1) The Secretary of Commerce. 

10 (2) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

11 (3) The Secretary of the Interior. 

12 (d) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at least 

13 semiannually, at the call of the chair. 

14 (e) DUTIES.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall ensure 

16 that Federal agency efforts concerning harmful non17 native species are coordinated, effective, complemen18 tary, and cost-efficient. 

19 (2) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—To carry out sub20 section (a) the Council shall perform the following 

21 functions: 

22 (A) Coordinate with existing organizations 

23 addressing harmful nonnative species to imple24 ment the National Management Plan. 
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1 (B) Develop recommendations for coopera2 tion among Federal and State Governments 

3 and other nations, when appropriate, on tools, 

4 policies, and methods to prevent the spread of 

5 harmful nonnative species across political 

6 boundaries. 

7 (C) Develop guidelines for Federal agency 

8 efforts to ensure that Federal programs con9 cerning harmful nonnative species, including 

10 outreach programs, are coordinated with State, 

11 local, and tribal governments. 

12 (D) Develop, in consultation with the 

13 Council on Environmental Quality, guidance to 

14 Federal agencies pursuant to the National En15 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

16 4321 et seq.) on prevention, control, and eradi17 cation of harmful nonnative species. 

18 (E) Establish and maintain a publicly ac19 cessible, coordinated, up-to-date information 

20 sharing system that—

21 (i) allows the access to and exchange 

22 of information among Federal agencies 

23 and the public; 

24 (ii) utilizes, to the greatest extent 

25 practicable, the Internet; and 
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1 (iii) is consistent with the database 

2 developed under section 4(j)(2). 

3 (F) Ensure that Federal agencies imple4 ment the plans, programs, and policies in the 

5 National Management Plan through appro6 priate actions, including working in cooperation 

7 with Federal agencies on development of a co8 ordinated budget pursuant to the President’s 

9 annual budget submission to the Congress.

10 (G) Evaluate Federal programs that are 

11 likely to cause or promote the introduction or 

12 spread of harmful nonnative species in the 

13 United States, and recommend actions Federal 

14 agencies can take to minimize the risk of intro15 ductions or further spread of harmful nonnative 

16 species. 

17 (f) INVASIVE SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall have an 

19 advisory committee to provide information and ad20 vice for consideration by the Council, which shall be 

21 known as the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 

22 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the ad23 visory committee shall be organized, perform the 

24 functions, and have the authorities specified in the 
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1 charter for such advisory committee signed by the 

2 Secretary of the Interior on October 30, 2001. 

3 (2) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the advisory 

4 committee shall be appointed by the chair of the 

5 Council, after consultation with the other members 

6 of the Council, from among individuals representing 

7 stakeholders with respect to Federal programs for 

8 minimizing the economic, ecological, and human 

9 health impacts that harmful nonnative species cause. 

10 (3) FUNCTIONS.—In addition to the functions 

11 specified in the charter referred to in paragraph (1), 

12 the advisory committee shall recommend to the 

13 Council plans and actions at local, tribal, State, re14 gional, and ecosystem-based levels to achieve the 

15 goals of the National Management Plan.

16 (4) CONTINUING OPERATION OF EXISTING COM17 MITTEE.—Any advisory committee appointed before 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to 

19 the charter referred to in paragraph (1) may con20 tinue in effect under this section. 

21 SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 

22 Nothing in this Act affects authorities, responsibil23 ities, obligations, or powers of the Secretary under any 

24 other statute. 
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1 SEC. 8. BUDGET CROSSCUT. 

2 The Director of the Office of Management and Budg3 et shall prepare and submit to the Congress, after con4 sultation with the Council, by not later than March 31 

5 of 2004 and of each year thereafter—

6 (1) a comprehensive budget analysis and sum7 mary of all Federal programs relating to invasive 

8 species; and 

9 (2) an annual list of priorities, ranked in high, 

10 medium, and low categories, of Federal efforts and 

11 programs in the following areas: 

12 (A) Early detection and rapid response. 

13 (B) Control, management, and restoration. 

14 (C) Research and monitoring. 

15 (D) Information management. 

16 (E) Public outreach and partnership ef17 forts. 

18 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 (a) ALDO LEOPOLD NATIVE HERITAGE PROGRAM

20 GRANTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 

21 Secretary to carry out section 4—

22 (1) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

23 (2) $57,500,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

24 (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

25 (4) $62,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

26 (5) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
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1 (b) RAPID RESPONSE ASSISTANCE.—There is au2 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

3 section 5 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 

4 through 2008. 

5 (c) MONITORING.—There is authorized to be appro6 priated to the Secretary to support the Council in its ac7 quisition, maintenance, and management of monitoring 

8 data on grant projects carried out under this Act—

9 (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

10 (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

11 (3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

12 (4) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

13 (5) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

14 (d) NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL AND AD15 VISORY COMMITTEE.—There is authorized to be appro16 priated to carry out section 6 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 

17 years 2004 through 2008. 

18 (e) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro19 priated under this Act may remain available until ex20 pended. 

21 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF SECRETARY.—Of 

22 amounts available each fiscal year to carry out this Act, 

23 the Secretary may expend not more than 5 percent to pay 
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1 the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this 

2 Act.

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