Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act

Bill: 108-hr-2310
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2003-06-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental monitoring
Environmental technology
Executive reorganization
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fishery management
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Indian lands
Integrated pest management
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Internet
Minorities
Non-native species
Pest control
Planning-programming-budgeting
Public-private partnerships
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Water Resources Development
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-03
text: 
Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make renewable two-year Aldo Leopold Native Heritage Grants for harmful nonnative species control projects to States, local governments, interstate or regional agencies, or private persons with adequate personnel, funding, and authority to carry out and monitor or maintain such a project.
 
Authorizes a grant to a State to carry out an assessment project to: (1) identify harmful nonnative species occurring in the State; (2) assess the needs to restore, manage, or enhance native fish and wildlife and their natural habitats and processes; (3) identify priorities for actions to address such needs; (4) identify mechanisms to increase capacity 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 within the State; and (5) incorporate, where applicable, the guidelines of the National Management Plan referred to in Executive Order 13112 of February 3, 1999, and entitled Meeting the Invasive Species Challenge.
 

 

 
Authorizes the Secretary to assist financially a rapid response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative species when rapid eradication or control is possible. 
Establishes: (1) the National Invasive Species Council to provide leadership and coordination among Federal agencies, and between the Federal Government and State and local governments; and (2) the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2003-06-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1110)
action_date: 2003-06-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-03
text: Introduced in House