Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act

Bill: 109-hr-489
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2005-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Aquatic ecology
Arizona
California
Colorado
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Education
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Exotic plants
Federal aid to education
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Groundwater
Higher education
Idaho
Infrastructure
Integrated pest management
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Kansas
Montana
National forests
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Non-native species
Nonprofit organizations
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pest control
Policy sciences
Revegetation
Social Welfare
Texas
Trees
Utah
Washington State
Water Resources Development
Water conservation
Water supply
Water use
West (U.S.)
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: 
Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, to assess the extent of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive invasion in the western United States. 
 
Directs the Secretaries to submit a report containing the results of such assessment and identifying: (1) long-term management and funding strategies; and (2) deficiencies or areas for further study and where actual field demonstrations would be useful in the control effort. 
 
Authorizes the Secretaries to make grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or both) in order to obtain technical experience, support, and recommendations related to the identification of the long-term management and funding strategies required to be included in such report. 
 
Directs the Secretaries to initiate a program of at least three demonstration projects in the western States designed to address deficiencies and areas for further study to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive. Sets forth required project elements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-02-01
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: 2005-02-01
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: 2005-02-01
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: 2005-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Introduced in House