Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

Bill: 117-s-4683
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-07-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise expands a program for addressing invasive species with adverse effects on water quality, water quantity, or ecosystems.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4683 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to improve provisions relating to invasive species management, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act . 2. Invasive species management Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 ( 33 U.S.C. 610 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)— (A) by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; and (B) by striking 2024 and inserting 2028 ; and (2) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking water quantity or water quality and inserting water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems ; and (ii) by inserting the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin, after the Upper Snake River Basin, ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , hydrilla ( Hydrilla verticillata ), after angustifolia ) .