Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act

Bill: 113-hr-3324
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2013-10-23
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Business records

Department of the Interior

Government information and archives

Horticulture and plants

Trade restrictions

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to require any person, upon importation of any plant, to possess and have available for inspection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) a declaration that contains: (1) the scientific name of any plant (including the genus and species of the plant) contained in the importation; and (2) a description of the declared value of the plant or the merchandise containing the plant, the quantity of the plant, and the name of the country from which the plant was taken. (Currently, a person is required to file such a declaration that describes the value of the importation.)</p> <p>Revises the rulemaking procedure applicable to such importation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the USFWS and in consultation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) distinguish among different species; and (2) limit the applicability of the Act to a particular class or type of species if the Secretary determines that application of this Act would not be feasible, practicable, or effective.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3324 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2013 Mr. Harris (for himself and Mr. Fleming ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome paperwork, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as The Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act . 2. Amendments to Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 Section 3(f) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3372(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by— (A) striking files and inserting possesses and has available for inspection by the Secretary, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, if so requested, ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), striking clause (i) and inserting the following: (i) the declared value of the plant or the merchandise containing the plant; ; and (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) Regulations (A) In general The Secretary, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in consultation with the Animal and Health Inspection Service, may issue, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. (B) Distinction; limitation on applicability In promulgating such regulations, the Secretary may— (i) distinguish among different species; and (ii) limit the applicability of this subsection to a particular class or type of species if the Secretary determines that application of this subsection would not be feasible, practicable, or effective. .