(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any 
other territory or possession of the United States, 
and any Indian tribe. 
SEC. 4. REFUGE ECOLOGY PROTECTION, ASSISTANCE, AND 
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE (REPAIR) GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide— 
(1) a grant to any eligible applicant to carry 
out a qualified control project in accordance with 
this section; and 
(2) a grant to any State to carry out an assess-
ment project consistent with relevant State plans 
that have been developed in whole or in part for the 
conservation of native fish, wildlife, and their habi-
tats, and in accordance with this section, to— 
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(A) identify harmful nonnative species that 
occur in the State that threaten or negatively 
impact refuge resources; 
(B) assess the needs to restore, manage, or 
enhance native fish and wildlife and their nat-
ural habitats and processes in the State to com-
pliment activities to control, mitigate, or eradi-
cate harmful nonnative species negatively im-
pacting refuge resources; 
(C) identify priorities for actions to ad-
dress such needs; 
(D) identify mechanisms to increase capac-
ity building in a State or across State lines to 
conserve and protect native fish and wildlife 
and their habitats and to detect and control 
harmful nonnative species that might threaten 
or negatively impact refuge resources within the 
State; and 
(E) incorporate, where applicable, the 
guidelines of the National Management Plan. 
The grant program under this section shall be known as 
the ‘‘Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Imme-
diate Response Grant Program’’ or the ‘‘REPAIR Pro-
gram’’. 
(b) FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) publish guidelines for and solicit appli-
cations for grants under this section not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(B) receive, review, evaluate, and approve 
applications for grants under this section; 
(C) consult with the Advisory Committee 
on the projects proposed for grants under this 
section, including regarding the scientific merit, 
technical merit, feasibility, and priority of pro-
posed projects for such grants; and 
(D) consult with the Advisory Committee 
regarding the development of the database re-
quired under subsection (j). 
(2) DELEGATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may delegate to another Federal instrumen-
tality the authority of the Secretary under this sec-
tion, other than the authority to approve applica-
tions for grants and make grants. 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
The Advisory Committee shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary to create criteria 
and guidelines for grants under this section; 
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(2) consult with the Secretary regarding wheth-
er proposed control projects are qualified control 
projects; and 
(3) carry out functions relating to monitoring 
control projects under subsection (j). 
(d) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—To be an eligible appli-
cant for purposes of subsection (a)(1), an applicant 
shall— 
(1) be a State, local government, interstate or 
regional agency, or private person; 
(2) have adequate personnel, funding, and au-
thority to carry out and monitor or maintain a con-
trol project; and 
(3) have entered into an agreement with a na-
tional wildlife refuge or refuge complex. 
(e) QUALIFIED CONTROL PROJECT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To be a qualified control 
project under this section, a project shall— 
(A) control harmful nonnative species on 
the lands or waters on which it is conducted; 
(B) include a plan for monitoring the 
project area and maintaining effective control of 
harmful nonnative species after the completion 
of the project, that is consistent with standards 
for monitoring developed under subsection (j); 
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(C) be conducted in partnership with a na-
tional wildlife refuge or refuge complex; 
(D) be conducted on lands or waters, other 
than national wildlife refuge lands or waters, 
that, for purposes of carrying out the project, 
are under the control of the eligible applicant 
applying for the grant under this section and on 
adjacent national wildlife refuge lands or waters 
administered by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service referred to in subparagraph 
(C), that are— 
(i) administered for the long-term 
conservation of such lands and waters and 
the native fish and wildlife dependent 
thereon; and 
(ii) managed to prevent the future re-
introduction or dispersal of harmful non-
native species from the lands and waters 
on which the project is carried out; and 
(E) encourage public notice and outreach 
on control project activities in the affected com-
munity. 
(2) OTHER
FACTORS
FOR
SELECTION
OF 
PROJECTS.—In ranking qualified control projects, 
the Director may consider the following: 
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(A) The extent to which a project would 
address the operational and maintenance back-
log attributed to harmful nonnative species on 
refuge resources. 
(B) Whether a project will encourage in-
creased coordination and cooperation among 
one or more Federal agencies and State or local 
government agencies or nongovernmental or 
other private entities to control harmful non-
native species threatening or negatively impact-
ing refuge resources. 
(C) Whether a project fosters public-pri-
vate partnerships and uses Federal resources to 
encourage increased private sector involvement, 
including consideration of the amount of private 
funds or in-kind contributions to control harm-
ful nonnative species or national wildlife refuge 
lands or non-Federal lands in proximity to ref-
uge resources. 
(D) The extent to which a project would 
aid the conservation of species that are listed 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(E) Whether a project includes pilot test-
ing or a demonstration of an innovative tech-
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nology having the potential for improved cost- 
effectiveness in controlling harmful nonnative 
species. 
(F) The extent to which a project con-
siders 
the 
potential 
for 
unintended 
con-
sequences of control methods on ecosystems and 
includes contingency measures. 
(f) DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROL GRANT AWARDS.— 
In making grants for control projects under this section 
the Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, en-
sure— 
(1) a balance of smaller and larger projects 
conducted with grants under this section; and 
(2) an equitable geographic distribution of 
projects carried out with grants under this section, 
among all regions and States within which such 
projects are proposed to be conducted. 
(g) GRANT DURATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant under this sec-
tion shall be to provide funding for the Federal 
share of the cost of a project carried out with the 
grant for up to 2 fiscal years. 
(2) RENEWAL.—(A) If the Secretary, after re-
viewing the reports under subsection (h) regarding a 
control project, finds that the project is making sat-
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isfactory progress, the Secretary may renew a grant 
under this section for the project for an additional 
3 fiscal years. 
(B) The Secretary may renew a grant under 
this section to implement the monitoring and main-
tenance plan required for a control project under 
subsection (e)(1)(B) for up to 5 fiscal years after 
the project is otherwise completed. 
(h) REPORTING BY GRANTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) A grantee carrying out 
a control project with a grant under this section 
shall report to the Secretary every 24 months or at 
the expiration of the grant, whichever is of shorter 
duration. 
(B) A State carrying out an assessment project 
with a grant under this section shall submit the as-
sessment pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to the Sec-
retary no later than 24 months after the date on 
which the grant is awarded. 
(2) REPORT
CONTENTS.—Each report under 
this subsection shall include the following informa-
tion with respect to each project covered by the re-
port: 
(A) In the case of a control project— 
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(i) the information described in sub-
paragraphs (B), (D), and (F) of subsection 
(k)(2); 
(ii) specific information on the meth-
ods and techniques used to control harmful 
nonnative species in the project area; and 
(iii) specific information on the meth-
ods and techniques used to restore native 
fish, wildlife, or their habitats in the 
project area. 
(B) A detailed report of the funding for 
the grant and the expenditures made. 
(3) INTERIM
UPDATE.—Each grantee under 
subsection (h)(1)(A) of this section shall also submit 
annually a brief synopsis to the Secretary, either 
electronically or in writing, that includes— 
(A) a chronological list of project progress; 
and 
(B) use of awarded funds. 
(i) COST SHARING FOR PROJECTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in 
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out with a grant under this 
section shall not exceed 75 percent of such cost. 
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(2) INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
COSTS.—The 
Federal share of the incremental additional cost of 
including in a control project any pilot testing or a 
demonstration of an innovative technology described 
in subsection (e)(2)(E) shall be 85 percent. 
(3) PROJECTS
ON
REFUGE
LANDS
OR
WA-
TERS.—The Federal share of the cost of the portion 
of a control project funded with a grant under this 
section that is carried out on national wildlife refuge 
lands or waters, including the cost of acquisition by 
the Federal Government of lands or waters for use 
for such a project, shall be 100 percent. 
(4) 
APPLICATION
OF
IN-KIND
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—The Secretary may apply to the non-Fed-
eral share of costs of a control project carried out 
with a grant under this section the fair market value 
of services or any other form of in-kind contribution 
to the project made by non-Federal interests that 
the Secretary determines to be an appropriate con-
tribution equivalent to the monetary amount re-
quired for the non-Federal share of the activity. 
(5) DERIVATION
OF
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.— 
The non-Federal share of the cost of a control 
project carried out with a grant under this section 
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may not be derived from a Federal grant program 
or other Federal funds. 
(j) MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTROL 
GRANT PROJECTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Advisory Committee, shall develop 
requirements for the monitoring and maintenance of 
a control project to ensure that the requirements 
under subsections (e)(1)(A) and (B) are achieved. 
(2) DATABASE OF GRANT PROJECT INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary shall develop and maintain an 
appropriate database of information concerning con-
trol projects carried out with grants under this sub-
section, including information on project techniques, 
project completion, monitoring data, and other rel-
evant information. 
(3) USE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary shall use existing programs within the De-
partment of the Interior to create and maintain the 
database required under this subsection. 
(4) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall make the information collected and maintained 
under this subsection available to the public. 
(k) REPORTING BY THE SECRETARY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, by not 
later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and biennially thereafter in the report 
under section 8, report to the appropriate Commit-
tees on the implementation of this section. 
(2) REPORT CONTENTS.—A report under para-
graph (1) shall include an assessment of— 
(A) trends in the population size and dis-
tribution of harmful nonnative species in the 
project area for each control project carried out 
with a grant under this section, and in the ad-
jacent areas as defined by the Secretary; 
(B) data on the number of acres of refuge 
resources and native fish and wildlife habitat 
restored, protected, or enhanced under this sec-
tion, including descriptions of, and partners in-
volved with, control projects selected, in 
progress, and completed under this section; 
(C) trends in the population size and dis-
tribution of native species in the project areas, 
and in areas in proximity to refuge resources as 
defined by the Secretary; 
(D) an estimate of the long-term success of 
varying conservation techniques used in car-
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rying out control projects with grants under 
this section; 
(E) an assessment of the status of control 
projects carried out with grants under this sec-
tion, including an accounting of expenditures by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
State, regional, and local government agencies, 
and other entities to carry out such projects; 
(F) a review of the environmental sound-
ness of the control projects carried out with 
grants under this section; 
(G) a review of efforts made to maintain 
an appropriate database of grants under this 
section; and 
(H) a review of the geographical distribu-
tion of Federal money, matching funds, and in- 
kind contributions for control projects carried 
out with grants under this section. 
(l) COOPERATION OF NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.— 
The Secretary may not make a grant under this section 
for a control project on national wildlife refuge lands or 
lands in proximity to refuge resources before a non-Fed-
eral interest has entered into a written agreement with 
a national wildlife refuge or refuge complex under which 
the non-Federal interest agrees to— 
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(1) monitor and maintain the control project in 
accordance with the plan required under subsection 
(e)(1)(B); and 
(2) provide any other items of cooperation the 
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 
project. 
SEC. 5. CREATION OF AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE CAPA-
BILITY TO HARMFUL NONNATIVE SPECIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may provide fi-
nancial assistance for a period of one fiscal year to enable 
an immediate response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative 
species that threaten or may negatively impact refuge re-
sources that are at a stage at which rapid eradication or 
control is possible, and ensure eradication or immediate 
control of the harmful nonnative species. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide assistance under this section, at the 
concurrence of the Governor of a State, to local and State 
agencies or nongovernmental entities for the eradication 
of an immediate harmful nonnative species threat only 
if— 
(1) there is a demonstrated need for the assist-
ance; 
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(2) the harmful nonnative species is considered 
to be an immediate threat to refuge resources, as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
(3) the proposed response to such threat— 
(A) is technically feasible; and 
(B) minimizes adverse impacts to the 
structure and function of national wildlife ref-
uge ecosystems and adverse effects on nontar-
get species. 
(c) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall determine the amount of financial assistance 
to be provided under this section with respect to an out-
break of a harmful nonnative species, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations. 
(d) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
any activity carried out with assistance under this section 
may be up to 100 percent. 
(e) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—The Secretary 
shall require that persons receiving assistance under this 
section monitor and report on activities carried out with 
assistance under this section in accordance with the re-
quirements that apply with respect to control projects car-
ried out with assistance under section 4. 
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SEC. 
6. 
COOPERATIVE 
VOLUNTEER 
INVASIVES 
MONI-
TORING AND CONTROL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
Cooperative Volunteer Invasives Monitoring and Control 
Program, under which the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the United States Geological Survey may work 
with public interest organizations concerned with national 
wildlife refuges and volunteers to document and combat 
invasive species in national wildlife refuges. 
(b) GRANTS.—Under the program, the Secretary may 
make grants to persons referred to in subsection (a) for 
projects to control and manage invasive species in national 
wildlife refuges and adjacent lands. 
SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 
Nothing in this Act affects authorities, responsibil-
ities, obligations, or powers of the Secretary under any 
other statute. 
SEC. 8. BIENNIAL REPORT. 
The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress by not later than March 31 of 2007 and biennially 
thereafter— 
(1) a comprehensive report summarizing all 
grant activities relating to invasive species initiated 
under this Act including— 
(A) State assessment projects; 
(B) qualified control projects; and 
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(C) immediate response activities; 
(2) a list of grant priorities, ranked in high, 
medium, and low categories, for future grant activi-
ties in the areas of— 
(A) early detection and rapid response; 
(B) control, management, and restoration; 
(C) research and monitoring; 
(D) information management; and 
(E) public outreach and partnership ef-
forts; 
(3) a summary detailing progress in addressing 
operations and maintenance activities specific to 
invasive species identified in the Refuge Operations 
Needs database or the Service Asset and Mainte-
nance Management System database of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service (or any successor to 
such a database); and 
(4) information required to be included under 
section 4(k). 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec-
essary. 
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