108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2707
AN ACT
To provide for an assessment of the extent of the
invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on
lands in the Western United States and efforts
to date to control such invasion on public and
private lands, including tribal lands, to establish
a demonstration program to address the invasion
of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other
purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2707
AN ACT
To provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion
of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western
United States and efforts to date to control such invasion
on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to
establish a demonstration program to address the inva-
sion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salt Cedar and Rus-
sian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’
means the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation
with the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) WESTERN
UNITED
STATES.—The term
‘‘Western United States’’ refers to the States de-
fined by the Act of June 17, 1902 (commonly known
as the 1902 Reclamation Act; 43 U.S.C. 371 et
seq.), which includes Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Okla-
homa, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE
INFESTATION IN WESTERN UNITED STATES.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one year after the
date on which funds are first made available to carry out
this section, the Secretaries shall complete an assessment
of the extent of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive invasion
in the Western United States.
(b) CONTENT.—The assessment shall include the fol-
lowing:
(1) To the extent practicable, documentation of
the quantity of water lost due to the infestation.
(2) Documentation of the quantity of water
saved due to various control methods, including the
portion of saved water that returns to surface water
or groundwater supplies and at what rates.
(3) Determination of the optimum control
method for the various land types and land uses.
(4) Determination of what conditions indicate
the need to remove such growth and the optimal
methods for disposal or use of such growth.
(5) Determination of methods to prevent the re-
growth and reintroduction of Salt Cedar and Rus-
sian Olive and to reestablish native species.
(c) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—
(1) PREPARATION AND CONTENT.—The Secre-
taries shall prepare a report containing the results
of the assessment. The report shall identify long-
term management and funding strategies that could
be implemented by Federal, State, Tribal, and pri-
vate land managers and owners on all land manage-
ment types to address the invasion of Salt Cedar
and Russian Olive. The report shall also identify de-
ficiencies or areas for further study and where ac-
tual field demonstrations would be useful in the con-
trol effort.
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretaries shall submit
the report to the Committee on Resources and the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(d) SUPPORT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF LONG-TERM
MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING STRATEGIES.—The Secre-
taries may make grants to institutions of higher education
or nonprofit organizations (or both) with an established
background and expertise in the public policy issues asso-
ciated with the control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive
to obtain technical experience, support, and recommenda-
tions related to the identification of the long-term manage-
ment and funding strategies required to be included in the
report under subsection (c)(1). Each grant awarded under
this subsection may not be less than $250,000.
SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF
SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE IN WEST-
ERN STATES.
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—