Hawaii Invasive Species Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-3468
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Animal diseases
Animals
Aquatic pests
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Ecosystem management
Environmental Protection
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Hawaii
Health
Import restrictions
Law
Local laws
Non-native species
Pest control
Pests
Plant diseases
Plant protection
Plant quarantine
Preventive medicine
State laws
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: 
Hawaii Invasive Species Prevention Act - States that it is U.S. policy to fund and support coordinated programs and activities to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive species and diseases in Hawaii.
 
Prohibits a federal agency from carrying out any action that would likely cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species and diseases in Hawaii.
 
Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to: (1) impose a quarantine on Hawaii to prevent the introduction of invasive species and diseases in Hawaii; (2) establish a system of post-arrival quarantine protocols for all persons, baggage, cargo, containers, packing materials, and other items traveling or being shipped to Hawaii from domestic and foreign locations; and (3) establish an expedited process for Hawaii to seek the Secretaries' approval to impose additional prohibitions or restrictions on the introduction or movement of invasive species or diseases. Authorizes Hawaii to impose additional emergency prohibitions or restrictions for up to two years pending such approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2005-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2005-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2005-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2005-07-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1643-1644)
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Introduced in House