(1) to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes 
from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable 
populations; and 
(2) to prevent non-native constrictor snakes 
from establishing or expanding sustainable popu-
lations in ecosystems that can support such popu-
lations. 
SEC. 3. ERADICATION AND CONTROL PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior (in this 
Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a pro-
gram to award grants to organizations that operate or will 
operate programs that use dogs that are trained to detect 
non-native constrictor snakes in order to carry out the 
purposes in section 2. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Any organization seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time and containing such information as 
the Secretary may reasonably require, including a descrip-
tion of the program it operates or will operate to carry 
out the purposes in section 2. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In implementing the grant pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary shall coordinate 
with— 
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(1) the chief executive of the State in which any 
organization that receives a grant under this section 
operates or will operate; and 
(2) the head of any other appropriate entity, 
such as the chairperson of the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force. 
(d) COST SHARE.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of any program operated by an organiza-
tion that receives a grant under this section to carry 
out the purposes in section 2 may not exceed 50 per-
cent of the total costs of the program. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the costs of the program may include 
in-kind contributions of materials or services. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Any organization 
that receives a grant under this section may reserve not 
more than 5 percent of the grant funds for administrative 
expenses. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) ORGANIZATION.—Any organization that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall submit a re-
port to the Secretary on such organization’s 
progress in achieving the purposes in section 2 at 
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such time and including such additional information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter through fiscal year 2017, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress on the progress 
made by each organization receiving a grant under 
this section in achieving the purposes in section 2. 
(g) NON-NATIVE CONSTRICTOR SNAKES DEFINED.— 
In this Act, the term ‘‘non-native constrictor snakes’’ 
means the following species: 
(1) Any species listed in section 16.15(a) of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) Python reticulates (reticulated python). 
(3) Eunectes murinus (green anaconda). 
(4) Eunectes beniensis (Beni or Bolivian ana-
conda). 
(5) Eunectes deschauenseei (DeSchauensee’s 
anaconda). 
(6) Boa constrictor. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $4,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2016. 
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