National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1080
Sponsor: Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Algal blooms
Animals
Aquaculture
Aquariums
Aquatic animals
Aquatic ecology
Aquatic pests
Aquatic plants
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Biological diversity
Boats and boating
Boundaries
Business records
Canada
Canals
Coastwise shipping
Commerce
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
Directories
Ecological research
Ecological surveys
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental assessment
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Environmental technology
Executive reorganization
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fishery management
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
Guam
Habitat conservation
Hawaii
Health
Horticulture
Illinois
Import restrictions
Indian lands
Infrastructure
Inland water transportation
International Affairs
International agencies
International environmental cooperation
International law
Internet
Labor and Employment
Lakes
Latin America
Law
Local laws
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine ecology
Marine fouling organisms
Marine safety
Marine terminals
Marine transportation
Merchant seamen
Mexico
Minorities
Mississippi River
National parks
Negotiations
New York State
Non-native species
Northern Mariana Islands
Occupational health and safety
Paints and varnishes
Pest control
Pests
Pets
Planning
Pollution measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public health
Refuse and refuse disposal
Regional planning
Science, Technology, Communications
Shipbuilding
Ships
Snakes
Sports and Recreation
Standards
State laws
Transportation and Public Works
Treaties
Warships
Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
Waste disposal in the ocean
Waste water treatment
Water pollution control
Weeds
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish aquatic invasive species prevention requirements for all vessels operating in U.S. waters. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations for ballast water management standards and certification procedures.
Directs the Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force to establish a priority pathway management program that identifies those pathways that pose the highest risk for the introduction of aquatic invasive species unless further managed.
Prohibits the importation of live aquatic organisms not in trade without specified screening and approval.
Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to construct and maintain a national dispersal barrier program to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in U.S. waterways.
Provides for expansion of the Brown Tree Snake Control Program and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program information, education, and outreach activities. Requires the Task Force to establish a national subcommittee on nutria for its control.
Requires the Invasive Species Council to coordinate with the Task Force to combat aquatic invasive species. Requires the Task Force to recommend to appropriate Federal agencies additions to the list of aquatic invasive species.
Requires the Task Force, the Council, and the Secretary of State to coordinate activities to ensure that international efforts to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species are coordinated with U.S. policies.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in House