Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/33/610
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 06:30:25+00:00

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There is hereby authorized a comprehensive program to provide for prevention, control, and progressive eradication of noxious aquatic plant growths and aquatic invasive species from the navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting channels, and other allied waters of the United States, in the combined interest of navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, public health, and related purposes, including continued research for development of the most effective and economic control measures, to be administered by the Chief of Engineers, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with other Federal and State agencies.
Local interests shall agree to hold and save the United States free from claims that may occur from control operations and to participate to the extent of 30 per centum of the cost of such operations.
Costs for research and planning undertaken pursuant to the authorities of this section shall be borne fully by the Federal Government.
$30,000,000 shall be made available to carry out subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii).
Any funds made available under paragraph (1) to be used for control operations shall be allocated by the Chief of Engineers on a priority basis, based on the urgency and need of each area and the availability of local funds.
In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary is encouraged to use contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and universities and other non-Federal entities.
to protect the Upper Colorado River Basin and the South Platte and Arizona River Basins.
The Secretary shall establish watercraft inspection stations under subparagraph (A) at locations with the highest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species at reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with States within the areas described in subparagraph (A).
The Secretary shall assist States within the areas described in subparagraph (A) with rapid response to any aquatic invasive species, including quagga or zebra mussel, infestation.
provided by the State or local governmental entity in which such inspection station is located.
monitor water quality, including sediment cores and fish tissue samples.
Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115–270, § 1170(2)(B), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “the Governors of the States described in paragraph (1);”.
Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1178(b)(1)(B), inserted “Governors of the” before “States”.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1178(b)(2), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “establish watershed-wide plans for expedited response to an infestation of aquatic invasive species; and”.
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1039(d)(1)(A)–(C), designated first, second, and third sentences as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, and inserted headings.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1039(d)(1)(D)(ii), inserted “and aquatic invasive species” after “noxious aquatic plant growths”.
Pub. L. 113–121, § 1039(d)(1)(D)(i), which directed substitution of “prevention, control, and progressive” for “control and progressive,”, was executed by making the substitution for “control and progressive” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1039(d)(2), substituted “$40,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be made available to implement subsection (d), annually” for “$15,000,000 annually”.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 113–121, § 1039(d)(3), added subsecs. (d) and (e).
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–53, § 205(1), substituted “noxious aquatic plant growths from” for “water-hyacinth, alligatorweed, Eurasian water milfoil, melaleuca, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths, from” in first sentence.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–53, § 205(2), substituted “$15,000,000” for “$12,000,000” in first sentence.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–53, § 205(3), added subsec. (c).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–303 inserted “melaleuca,” after “milfoil,”.
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–662 substituted “$12,000,000” for “$10,000,000”.
1983—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–63 substituted “$10,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–298 designated part of existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituting “comprehensive program” and “other allied waters of the United States” for “comprehensive project” and “other allied waters in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas”, respectively, providing for control and eradication of Eurasian water milfoil, and striking out “in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, published as House Document Numbered 37, Eighty-fifth Congress” after “Federal and State agencies”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–298 designated part of existing provisions as subsec. (b), substituting the appropriations authorization of $5,000,000 annually as first sentence for former provisions which authorized “an estimated additional cost for the expanded program over that now underway of $1,350,000 annually for five years, of which 70 per centum, presently estimated at $945,000, shall be borne by the United States and 30 per centum, presently estimated at $405,000, by local interests” and incorporating former second proviso in second sentence.
The Secretary [of the Army], acting through the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall implement a 5-year harmful algal bloom technology development demonstration program under the Aquatic Nuisance Research Program. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall support research that will identify and develop improved strategies for early detection, prevention, and management techniques and procedures to reduce the occurrence and effects of harmful algal blooms in the Nation’s water resources.

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