Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

Bill: 117-hr-8965
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-22
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8965 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2022 Mr. Joyce of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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 ) .