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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10234 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture 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 2024’’. 

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, the Bureau of Reclamation, the 

18 National Park Service, or the Forest Service, as ap19 plicable. 

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

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

22 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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


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

2 means an inspection to prevent and respond to bio3 logical invasions of an aquatic ecosystem. 

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

5 (A) a Reclamation State; 

6 (B) an Indian Tribe in a Reclamation 

7 State; 

8 (C) an applicable nonprofit organization in 

9 a Reclamation State; or 

10 (D) a unit of local government in a Rec11 lamation State. 

12 (6) RECLAMATION STATE.— 

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

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

15 Reclamation reservoir is located. 

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

17 State’’ includes any of the States of— 

18 (i) Alaska; 

19 (ii) Arizona; 

20 (iii) California; 

21 (iv) Colorado; 

22 (v) Idaho; 

23 (vi) Kansas; 

24 (vii) Montana; 

25 (viii) Nebraska; 


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1 (ix) Nevada; 

2 (x) New Mexico; 

3 (xi) North Dakota; 

4 (xii) Oklahoma; 

5 (xiii) Oregon; 

6 (xiv) South Dakota; 

7 (xv) Texas; 

8 (xvi) Utah; 

9 (xvii) Washington; and 

10 (xviii) Wyoming. 

11 (7) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

12 means— 

13 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 

14 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

15 Management, the Commissioner of Reclama16 tion, and the Director of the National Park 

17 Service; and 

18 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

19 through the Chief of the Forest Service. 

20 SEC. 3. FEDERAL LAND AND AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVI21 TIES ASSISTANCE. 

22 (a) AUTHORITY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE23 MENT, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, NATIONAL PARK

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1 TAIN AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVITIES ON FEDERAL LAND

2 AND WATER.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may inspect 

4 and decontaminate watercraft entering and leaving 

5 Federal land and water located within a river basin 

6 that contains a Bureau of Reclamation water 

7 project. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall— 

9 (A) in carrying out an inspection under 

10 paragraph (1), coordinate with 1 or more part11 ners; 

12 (B) consult with the Aquatic Nuisance 

13 Species Task Force to identify potential im14 provements in the detection and management of 

15 invasive species on Federal land and water; and 

16 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, in17 spect watercraft in a manner that minimizes 

18 disruptions to public access for boating and 

19 recreation in noncontaminated watercraft. 

20 (3) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretaries may 

21 enter into a partnership to provide technical assist22 ance to a partner— 

23 (A) to carry out an inspection or decon24 tamination of watercraft; or 


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1 (B) to establish an inspection and decon2 tamination station for watercraft. 

3 (4) DATA SHARING.—The Secretaries shall 

4 make available to a Reclamation State any data 

5 gathered relating to inspections carried out in the 

6 Reclamation State under this subsection. 

7 (b) GRANT PROGRAM FOR RECLAMATION STATES

8 FOR WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION

9 STATIONS.— 

10 (1) WATERCRAFT INSPECTION IN RECLAMATION

11 STATES.—Subject to the availability of appropria12 tions, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

13 the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to in this 

14 subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall establish a 

15 competitive grant program to provide grants to part16 ners to conduct inspections and decontamination of 

17 watercraft in reservoirs operated and maintained by 

18 the Secretary, including to purchase, establish, oper19 ate, or maintain a watercraft inspection and decon20 tamination station. 

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

22 cost of a grant under paragraph (1), including per23 sonnel costs, shall not exceed 75 percent. 

24 (3) STANDARDS.—Before awarding a grant 

25 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine 


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1 that the project is technically and financially fea2 sible. 

3 (4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub4 section, the Secretary shall coordinate with— 

5 (A) each of the Reclamation States; 

6 (B) affected Indian Tribes; and 

7 (C) the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

8 Force. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year 

12 thereafter. 

13 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE NONINDIGE14 NOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND 

15 CONTROL ACT OF 1990. 

16 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 1002(b) of the Nonindige17 nous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 

18 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘preven21 tion’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘dissemi23 nation’’; and 

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

25 after ‘‘monitor’’. 


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1 (b) 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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