Calendar No. 248

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1219

[Report No. 105–132]

A BILL

To require the establishment of a research and

Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins.grant program for the eradication or control of

NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 248

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1219

[Report No. 105–132]

To require the establishment of a research and grant program for the

eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. WARNER,

Mr. ROBB, and Mr. SHELBY) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public

Works

NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Reported by Mr. CHAFEE, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To require the establishment of a research and grant program for the eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida

and other aquatic toxins.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pfiesteria Research

3 Act of 1997’’.

4 SEC. 2. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RE5 SEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi7 ronmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce

8 (acting through the Director of the National Marine Fish9 eries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad10 ministration), the Secretary of Health and Human Serv11 ices (acting through the Director of the National Institute

12 of Environmental Health Sciences and the Director of the

13 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Sec14 retary of Agriculture shall—

15 (1) establish a research program for the eradi16 cation or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other

17 aquatic toxins; and

18 (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and

19 other entities in affected States for the eradication

20 or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic

21 toxins.

22 (b) GRANTS.—In carrying out subsection (a)(2), the

23 heads of the agencies referred to in subsection (a) shall

24 make grants to—

25 (1) North Carolina State University in Raleigh,

26 North Carolina, for the establishment of an Applied
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1 Aquatic Ecology Center and for research conducted

2 by the Center relating to aquatic toxins;

3 (2) the University System of Maryland and the

4 Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Mary5 land, for the establishment of a cooperative Agro6 Ecosystem Center for research and demonstration

7 projects related to aquatic toxins, such as Pfiesteria

8 piscicida, including projects that relate to dietary,

9 waste management, and other alternative-use related

10 strategies that reduce the undesirable nutrient and

11 other chemical content from waste into waterways;

12 and

13 (3) the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of

14 the College of William and Mary in Gloucester

15 Point, Virginia, for the establishment of a Marine

16 Pathology and Applied Ecology Center and for re17 search conducted by the Center relating to the effect

18 of algal toxins on marine fish and shellfish and to

19 understanding human influences on estuarine

20 planktonic communities with an emphasis on harm21 ful algal species, except that a portion of the grants

22 made under this paragraph shall be allocated to Old

23 Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, for re24 search support.
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary

3 to carry out this section, of which not less than—

4 (1) $1,883,619 for fiscal year 1998, and

5 $655,890 for fiscal year 1999, shall be used to carry

6 out subsection (b)(1);

7 (2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998

8 and 1999 shall be used to carry out subsection

9 (b)(2); and

10 (3) $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1998, and

11 $545,000 for fiscal year 1999, shall be used to carry

12 out subsection (b)(3).

13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pfiesteria Research Act

15 of 1997’’.

16 SEC. 2. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RE17 SEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (act20 ing through the Director of the National Marine Fisheries

21 Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis22 tration), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (act23 ing through the Director of the National Institute of Envi24 ronmental Health Sciences and the Director of the Centers
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1 for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Secretary of

2 Agriculture shall—

3 (1) establish a research program for the eradi4 cation or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other

5 aquatic toxins; and

6 (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and

7 other entities in affected States for the eradication or

8 control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic tox9 ins.

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

12 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.