A bill to amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4403
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-08-03
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: California

Farmland

Land use and conservation

Mammals

Pest management

Wetlands
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria.</p> <p>This bill revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria. </p>

action_date: 2020-09-30
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria.</p> <p>This bill revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4403 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2020 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

1. Nutria eradication The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–16 ) is amended— (1) in section 2— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana and inserting Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural lands ; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking in Maryland and Louisiana ; and (iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Traditional harvest methods to control or eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accelerating. ; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana and inserting any State that has demonstrated the need ; and (2) in section 3— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), may provide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is in proportion to the total impacted area of such State affected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria. ; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the program may and inserting a State program referred to in subsection (a) may ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the program may and inserting a State program referred to in subsection (a) may ; (D) in subsection (e), by inserting to a State after provided ; (E) in subsection (f), by striking $4,000,000 and all that follows and inserting $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. ; and (F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4403 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

1. Nutria eradication The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–16 ) is amended— (1) in section 2— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana and inserting Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural lands ; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking in Maryland and Louisiana ; and (iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Traditional harvest methods to control or eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accelerating. ; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana and inserting any State that has demonstrated the need ; and (2) in section 3— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), may provide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is in proportion to the total impacted area of such State affected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria. ; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the program may and inserting a State program referred to in subsection (a) may ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the program may and inserting a State program referred to in subsection (a) may ; (D) in subsection (e), by inserting to a State after provided ; (E) in subsection (f), by striking $4,000,000 and all that follows and inserting $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. ; and (F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).

Passed the Senate September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020. Secretary