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Category: Agriculture (US Code)World > United States > US Code > Agriculture (US Code) Sec.7701.Findings.7702.Definitions.
1 SUBCHAPTER I—PLANT PROTECTION
2 SUBCHAPTER II—INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
4 SUBCHAPTER IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
5 SUBCHAPTER V—NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL AND ERADICATION
6 §7701. Findings
6.3 Transfer of Functions
6.4 Regulations To Improve Management and Oversight of Certain Regulated Articles
7 §7702. Definitions
7.1 (1) Article
7.2 (2) Biological control organism
7.3 (3) Enter and entry
7.4 (4) Export and exportation
7.5 (5) Import and importation
7.6 (6) Interstate
7.7 (7) Interstate commerce
7.8 (8) Means of conveyance
7.9 (9) Move and related terms
7.10 (10) Noxious weed
7.11 (11) Permit
7.12 (12) Person
7.13 (13) Plant
7.14 (14) Plant pest
7.15 (15) Plant product
7.16 (16) Secretary
7.17 (17) State
7.18 (18) Systems approach
7.19 (19) This chapter
7.20 (20) United States
8 SUBCHAPTER I—PLANT PROTECTION
9 §7711. Regulation of movement of plant pests
9.1 (a) Prohibition of unauthorized movement of plant pests
9.2 (b) Requirements for processes
9.3 (c) Authorization of movement of plant pests by regulation
9.4 (1) Exception to permit requirement
9.5 (2) Petition to add or remove plant pests from regulation
9.6 (3) Response to petition by the Secretary
9.7 (d) Prohibition of unauthorized mailing of plant pests
9.8 (1) In general
9.9 (2) Application of postal laws and regulations
9.10 (e) Regulations
10 §7712. Regulation of movement of plants, plant products, biological control organisms, noxious weeds, articles, and means of conveyance
10.2 (b) Policy
10.3 (c) Regulations
10.4 (d) Notice
10.5 (e) Study and report on systems approach
10.6 (1) Study
10.7 (2) Participation by scientists
10.8 (3) Report
10.9 (f) Noxious weeds
10.10 (1) Regulations
10.11 (2) Petition to add or remove plants from regulation
10.12 (3) Duties of the Secretary
10.13 (g) Biological control organisms
10.14 (1) Regulations
10.15 (2) Petition to add or remove biological control organisms from the regulations
10.16 (3) Duties of the Secretary
10.17 References in Text
10.18 Transfer of Functions
11 §7712a. Reduction in backlog of agricultural export petitions
11.1 (a) Reduction efforts
11.2 (b) Report
12 §7713. Notification and holding requirements upon arrival
12.1 (a) Duty of Secretary of the Treasury
12.2 (1) Notification
12.3 (2) Holding
12.4 (3) Exceptions
12.5 (b) Duty of responsible parties
12.6 (1) Notification
12.7 (2) Submission
12.8 (3) Elements of notification
12.9 (c) Prohibition on movement of items without authorization
12.10 Transfer of Functions
13 §7714. General remedial measures for new plant pests and noxious weeds
13.1 (a) Authority to hold, treat, or destroy items
13.2 (b) Authority to order an owner to treat or destroy
13.4 (2) Failure to comply
13.5 (c) Classification system
13.6 (1) Development required
13.7 (2) Management plans
13.8 (d) Application of least drastic action
13.10 Transfer of Functions
14 §7715. Declaration of extraordinary emergency and resulting authorities
14.1 (a) Authority to declare
14.2 (b) Required finding of emergency
14.3 (c) Notification procedures
14.5 (2) Time sensitive actions
14.6 (d) Application of least drastic action
14.7 (e) Payment of compensation
14.8 Codification
14.9 Amendments
14.10 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
14.11 Transfer of Functions
15 §7716. Recovery of compensation for unauthorized activities
15.1 (a) Recovery action
15.2 (b) Time for action; location
16 §7717. Control of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets
16.2 (b) Transfer authority
16.4 (2) Transfer requests
16.5 (3) Limitation
16.6 (4) Replenishment of transferred funds
16.7 (c) Treatment for grasshoppers and Mormon crickets
16.8 (1) In general
16.9 (2) Other programs
16.10 (d) Federal cost share of treatment
16.11 (1) Control on Federal lands
16.12 (2) Control on State lands
16.13 (3) Control on private lands
16.14 (e) Training
16.15 Transfer of Functions
17 §7718. Certification for exports
17.1 Transfer of Functions
18 §7719. Methyl bromide
18.2 (b) Methyl bromide alternative
18.3 (c) Registry
18.4 (d) Administration
18.5 (1) Timeline for determination
18.6 (2) Construction
19 §7720. National plan for control and management of Sudden Oak Death
19.1 (a) Development of national plan
19.2 (b) Plan elements
19.3 (c) Consultation
19.4 (d) Implementation of plan
19.5 (e) Authorization of appropriations
19.6 Codification
20 §7721. Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention
20.1 (a) Definitions
20.2 (1) Early plant pest detection and surveillance
20.3 (2) Specialty crop
20.4 (3) State department of agriculture
20.5 (b) Early plant pest detection and surveillance improvement program
20.6 (1) Cooperative agreements
20.7 (2) Consultation
20.8 (3) Federal Advisory Committee Act
20.9 (4) Application
20.10 (A) In general
20.11 (B) Notification
20.12 (5) Use of funds
20.13 (A) Plant pest detection and surveillance activities
20.14 (B) Subagreements
20.15 (C) Non-Federal share
20.16 (D) Ability to provide funds
20.17 (6) Special funding considerations
20.18 (7) Reporting requirement
20.19 (c) Threat identification and mitigation program
20.20 (1) Establishment
20.21 (2) Requirements
20.22 (3) Reports
20.23 (d) Specialty crop certification and risk management systems
20.24 (e) Funding
20.25 References in Text
20.26 Codification
20.27 Effective Date
21 SUBCHAPTER II—INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
22 §7731. Inspections, seizures, and warrants
22.1 (a) Role of Attorney General
22.2 (b) Warrantless inspections
22.3 (c) Inspections with a warrant
22.4 (1) General authority
22.5 (2) Application and issuance of a warrant
22.6 References in Text
22.7 Transfer of Functions
23 §7732. Collection of information
23.1 Transfer of Functions
24 §7733. Subpoena authority
24.1 (a) Authority to issue
24.2 (b) Location of production
24.3 (c) Enforcement of Subpoena
24.4 (d) Compensation
24.5 (e) Procedures
24.6 References in Text
24.7 Codification
24.8 Amendments
24.9 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
24.10 Transfer of Functions
25 §7734. Penalties for violation
25.1 (a) Criminal penalties
25.2 (1) Offenses
25.3 (A) In general
25.4 (B) Movement
25.5 (2) Multiple violations
25.6 (b) Civil penalties
25.7 (1) In general
25.8 (2) Factors in determining civil penalty
25.9 (3) Settlement of civil penalties
25.10 (4) Finality of orders
25.11 (c) Liability for acts of an agent
25.12 (d) Guidelines for civil penalties
25.13 Codification
25.14 Amendments
25.15 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
25.16 Transfer of Functions
26 §7735. Enforcement actions of Attorney General
26.1 Transfer of Functions
27 §7736. Court jurisdiction
27.2 (b) Exception
28 SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
29 §7751. Cooperation
29.2 (b) Responsibility
29.3 (c) Transfer of biological control methods
29.4 (d) Cooperation in program administration
29.5 (e) Phytosanitary issues
29.6 (f) Transfer of cooperative agreement fund
29.7 (1) In general
29.8 (2) Requirements
29.9 References in Text
29.10 Codification
29.11 Amendments
29.12 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
29.13 Transfer of Functions
30 §7752. Buildings, land, people, claims, and agreements
30.2 (b) Tort claims
30.4 (2) Requirements of claim
30.5 Transfer of Functions
31 §7753. Reimbursable agreements
31.1 (a) Authority to enter into agreements
31.2 (b) Funds collected for preclearance
31.3 (c) Payment of employees
31.4 (1) In general
31.5 (2) Reimbursement of the Secretary
31.6 (A) In general
31.7 (B) Use of funds
31.8 (d) Late payment penalties
31.9 (1) Collection
31.10 (2) Use of funds
31.11 Transfer of Functions
32 §7754. Regulations and orders
32.1 Transfer of Functions
33 §7755. Protection for mail handlers
34 §7756. Preemption
34.1 (a) Regulation of foreign commerce
34.2 (b) Regulation of interstate commerce
34.4 (2) Exceptions
34.5 (A) Regulations consistent with Federal regulations
34.6 (B) Special need
34.7 Transfer of Functions
35 §7757. Severability
36 §7758. Repeal of superseded laws
36.1 (a), (b) Omitted
36.2 (c) Effect on regulations
36.4 Transfer of Functions
37 §7759. Fees for inspection of plants for exporting or transiting
37.1 (a) to (e) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §438(a)(3), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454
37.2 (f) Authorization of appropriations; fees, late payment penalties, and accrued interest
37.3 Codification
38 §7760. State terminal inspection; transmission of mailed packages for State inspection; nonmailable matter; punishment for violations; rules and regulations by United States Postal Service
38.3 Short Title
38.4 Transfer of Functions
39 §7761. National Clean Plant Network
39.2 (b) Requirements
39.3 (c) Availability of clean plant source material
39.4 (d) Consultation and collaboration
39.5 (e) Funding
39.6 Codification
39.7 Effective Date
39.8 Definitions
40 SUBCHAPTER IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
41 §7771. Authorization of appropriations
41.2 Transfer of Functions
42 §7772. Transfer authority
42.1 (a) Authority to transfer certain funds
42.2 (b) Availability
42.3 (c) Secretarial discretion
42.4 References in Text
42.5 Codification
42.6 Amendments
42.7 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
42.8 Transfer of Functions
43 SUBCHAPTER V—NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL AND ERADICATION
44 §7781. Definitions
44.1 (1) Indian tribe
44.2 (2) Weed management entity
44.3 (3) Federal lands
44.4 Short Title
44.5 Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control
44.6 “SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
44.7 “SEC. 2. SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
45 §7782. Establishment of program
45.2 (b) Grants
45.3 (c) Agreements
46 §7783. Grants to weed management entities
46.1 (a) Consultation and consent
46.2 (b) Grant considerations
46.3 (c) Use of grant funds; cost shares
46.4 (1) Use of grants
46.5 (2) Cost shares
46.6 (A) Federal cost share
46.7 (B) Form of non-Federal cost share
46.8 (d) Authorized projects
46.9 (e) Application
46.10 (f) Selection of projects
46.11 (g) Regional, State, and local involvement
46.12 (h) Special consideration
47 §7784. Agreements
47.1 (a) Consultation and consent
47.2 (b) Application of other laws
47.3 (c) Eligible activities
47.4 (d) Selection of activities
47.5 (e) Regional, State, and local involvement
47.6 (f) Rapid response program
48 §7785. Relationship to other programs
49 §7786. Authorization of appropriations
49.1 (a) Grants
49.2 (b) Agreements
7711.Regulation of movement of plant pests.7712.Regulation of movement of plants, plant products, biological control organisms, noxious weeds, articles, and means of conveyance.7712a.Reduction in backlog of agricultural export petitions.7713.Notification and holding requirements upon arrival.7714.General remedial measures for new plant pests and noxious weeds.7715.Declaration of extraordinary emergency and resulting authorities.7716.Recovery of compensation for unauthorized activities.7717.Control of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets.7718.Certification for exports.7719.Methyl bromide.7720.National plan for control and management of Sudden Oak Death.7721.Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention.
7731.Inspections, seizures, and warrants.7732.Collection of information.7733.Subpoena authority.7734.Penalties for violation.7735.Enforcement actions of Attorney General.7736.Court jurisdiction.
7751.Cooperation.7752.Buildings, land, people, claims, and agreements.7753.Reimbursable agreements.7754.Regulations and orders.7755.Protection for mail handlers.7756.Preemption.7757.Severability.7758.Repeal of superseded laws.7759.Fees for inspection of plants for exporting or transiting.7760.State terminal inspection; transmission of mailed packages for State inspection; nonmailable matter; punishment for violations; rules and regulations by United States Postal Service.7761.National Clean Plant Network.
7771.Authorization of appropriations.7772.Transfer authority.
7781.Definitions.7782.Establishment of program.7783.Grants to weed management entities.7784.Agreements.7785.Relationship to other programs.7786.Authorization of appropriations.
Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §401, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, provided that: “This title (enacting this chapter, amending section 7759 of this title and section 129a of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and repealing sections 148, 148a, 148c to 148f, 149, 150, 150a to 150g, 150aa to 150jj, 151 to 154, 156 to 164, 164a, 167, 1651 to 1656, and 2801 to 2813 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under sections 147a, 150, 150aa, 151, and 1651 of this title) may be cited as the ‘Plant Protection Act’.”
Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §451, as added by Pub. L. 108–412, §1, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2320, provided that: “This subtitle (subtitle E (§§451–457) of title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, enacting subchapter V of this chapter) may be cited as the ‘Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004’.”
“(a) In General.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act (June 18, 2008), the Secretary (of Agriculture) shall—
The term “interstate” means—
The terms “move”, “moving”, and “movement” mean—
The term “plant pest” means any living stage of any of the following that can directly or indirectly injure, cause damage to, or cause disease in any plant or plant product:
The term “plant product” means—
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall import, enter, export, or move in interstate commerce any plant pest, unless the importation, entry, exportation, or movement is authorized under general or specific permit and is in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may issue to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or the dissemination of plant pests within the United States.
The Secretary shall ensure that the processes used in developing regulations under subsection (a) of this section governing consideration of import requests are based on sound science and are transparent and accessible.
The Secretary may issue regulations to allow the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of specified plant pests without further restriction if the Secretary finds that a permit under subsection (a) of this section is not necessary.
Regulations issued by the Secretary to implement subsections (a), (c), and (d) of this section may include provisions requiring that any plant pest imported, entered, to be exported, moved in interstate commerce, mailed, or delivered from any post office—
The Secretary may issue regulations to implement subsection (a) of this section, including regulations requiring that any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance imported, entered, to be exported, or moved in interstate commerce—
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(E), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
The Secretary may order the owner of any plant, biological control organism, plant product, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance subject to action under subsection (a) of this section to treat, apply other remedial measures to, destroy, or otherwise dispose of the plant, biological control organism, plant product, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance, without cost to the Federal Government and in the manner the Secretary considers appropriate.
If the owner fails to comply with the Secretary's order under this subsection, the Secretary may take an action authorized by subsection (a) of this section and recover from the owner the costs of any care, handling, application of remedial measures, or disposal incurred by the Secretary in connection with actions taken under subsection (a) of this section.
2002—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, §10418(b)(1)(A), struck out “, or the owner's agent,” after “subsection (a) of this section”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–171, §10418(b)(1)(B), struck out “or agent of the owner” after “the owner” in two places.
2008—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(a), struck out “of longer than 60 days” after “or a review”.
Upon the promulgation of regulations to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make the determination required by subsection (a) of this section not later than 90 days after receiving the request for such a determination.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or modify the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or to provide any authority to the Secretary of Agriculture under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act.
The term “early plant pest detection and surveillance” means the full range of activities undertaken to find newly introduced plant pests, whether the plant pests are new to the United States or new to certain areas of the United States, before—
(3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §420, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title X, §10201(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1339, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title X, §10201(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2101.)
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1), (2) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
1 So in original. Probably should be “magistrate judges's”.
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(c)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall have power to subpoena the attendance and testimony of any witness, and the production of all documentary evidence relating to the administration or enforcement of this chapter or any matter under investigation in connection with this chapter.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(c)(2), struck out “documentary” before “evidence”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(c)(3), in first sentence substituted “testimony of any witness, the production of evidence, or the inspection of premises” for “testimony of any witness and the production of documentary evidence” and in second sentence substituted “question, produce evidence, or permit the inspection of premises” for “question or to produce documentary evidence”.
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–171, §10418(b)(2)(A), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “The attendance of any witness and production of documentary evidence may be required from any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing.”
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–171, §10418(b)(2)(B), inserted “to an agency other than the Office of Administrative Law Judges” after “subpoena is delegated”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–171, §10418(b)(2)(C), struck out heading and text of subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “Subpoenas for witnesses to attend court in any judicial district or to testify or produce evidence at an administrative hearing in any judicial district in any action or proceeding arising under this chapter may run to any other judicial district.”
2008—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(d), substituted “$500,000 for all violations adjudicated in a single proceeding if the violations do not include a willful violation, and $1,000,000 for all violations adjudicated in a single proceeding if the violations include a willful violation” for “and $500,000 for all violations adjudicated in a single proceeding”.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171 added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “Any person that knowingly violates this chapter, or that knowingly forges, counterfeits, or, without authority from the Secretary, uses, alters, defaces, or destroys any certificate, permit, or other document provided for in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, imprisoned for a period not exceeding 1 year, or both.”
The individual or entity cooperating with the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section shall be responsible for—
Regulations issued under the authority of a provision of law repealed by subsection (a) of this section 1 shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary issues a regulation under section 7754 of this title that supersedes the earlier regulation.
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624, §2504, substituted “foreign countries” for “all countries of the Western Hemisphere” and inserted “foreign or” before “international”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–624, §2509(b), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: “There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as the Congress may annually determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of this section. Unless otherwise specifically authorized, or provided for in appropriations, no part of such sums shall be used to pay the cost or value of property injured or destroyed.”
1976—Subsecs. (a) to (d). Pub. L. 94–231 redesignated existing provisions of subsec. (a) as subsecs. (a) to (d) and broadened Secretary's authority to control and eradicate plant pests and animal diseases, extended Secretary's authority to cooperate with foreign governments, and inserted definitions for “plant pest” and “living stage”. Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (e) and (f), respectively.
In first and third pars., “United States Postal Service” substituted for “Postmaster General” pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, §4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal Service.
§7761. National Clean Plant Network
The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the “National Clean Plant Network” (referred to in this section as the “Program”).
Under the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination services to—
(1) produce clean propagative plant material; and
(2) maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United States.
(c) Availability of clean plant source material
(1) a State for a certified plant program of the State; and
(2) private nurseries and producers.
(d) Consultation and collaboration
(1) consult with State departments of agriculture, land grant universities, and NLGCA Institutions (as defined in section 3103 of this title); and
(2) to the extent practicable and with input from the appropriate State officials and industry representatives, use existing Federal or State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title X, §10202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1342; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title X, §10202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2104.)
“State department of agriculture” as meaning the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture in the State, see section 10001(2) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1622b of this title.
2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, §10203(b), struck out “of longer than 60 days” after “review”.
The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given that term in section 450b of title 25.
The term “weed management entity” means an entity that—
The term “Federal lands” means those lands owned and managed by the United States Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.
For short title of this subchapter as the “Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004”, see section 451 of Pub. L. 106–224, set out as a note under section 7701 of this title.
“This Act may be cited as the ‘Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act’.
“SEC. 2. SALT CEDAR AND RUSSIAN OLIVE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the United States Geological Survey and in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a salt cedar (Tamarix spp) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) assessment and demonstration program—
“(1) to assess the extent of the infestation by salt cedar and Russian olive trees in the western United States;
“(2) to demonstrate strategic solutions for—
“(A) the long-term management of salt cedar and Russian olive trees; and
“(B) the reestablishment of native vegetation; and
“(3) to assess economic means to dispose of biomass created as a result of removal of salt cedar and Russian olive trees.
“(b) Memorandum of Understanding.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act (Oct. 11, 2006), the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding providing for the administration of the program established under subsection (a).
“(c) Assessment.—
“(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall complete an assessment of the extent of salt cedar and Russian olive infestation on public and private land in the western United States.
“(2) Requirements.—In addition to describing the acreage of and severity of infestation by salt cedar and Russian olive trees in the western United States, the assessment shall—
“(A) consider existing research on methods to control salt cedar and Russian olive trees;
“(B) consider the feasibility of reducing water consumption by salt cedar and Russian olive trees;
“(C) consider methods of and challenges associated with the revegetation or restoration of infested land; and
“(D) estimate the costs of destruction of salt cedar and Russian olive trees, related biomass removal, and revegetation or restoration and maintenance of the infested land.
“(A) In general.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Resources (now Committee on Natural Resources) and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
“(B) Contents.—The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall identify—
“(i) long-term management and funding strategies identified under subsection (d) that could be implemented by Federal, State, tribal, and private land managers and owners to address the infestation by salt cedar and Russian olive;
“(ii) any deficiencies in the assessment or areas for additional study; and
“(iii) any field demonstrations that would be useful in the effort to control salt cedar and Russian olive.
“(d) Long-Term Management Strategies.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall identify and document long-term management and funding strategies that—
“(A) could be implemented by Federal, State, tribal, and private land managers in addressing infestation by salt cedar and Russian olive trees; and
“(B) should be tested as components of demonstration projects under subsection (e).
“(A) In general.—The Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities to provide technical experience, support, and recommendations relating to the identification and documentation of long-term management and funding strategies under paragraph (1).
“(B) Eligible entities.—Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations with an established background and expertise in the public policy issues associated with the control of salt cedar and Russian olive trees shall be eligible for a grant under subparagraph (A).
“(C) Minimum amount.—The amount of a grant provided under subparagraph (A) shall be not less than $250,000.
“(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program that selects and funds not less than 5 projects proposed by and implemented in collaboration with Federal agencies, units of State and local government, national laboratories, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, individuals, organizations, or soil and water conservation districts to demonstrate and evaluate the most effective methods of controlling salt cedar and Russian olive trees.
“(2) Project requirements.—The demonstration projects under paragraph (1) shall—
“(A) be carried out over a time period and to a scale designed to fully assess long-term management strategies;
“(B) implement salt cedar or Russian olive tree control using 1 or more methods for each project in order to assess the full range of control methods, including—
“(i) airborne application of herbicides;
“(ii) mechanical removal; and
“(iii) biocontrol methods, such as the use of goats or insects;
“(C) individually or in conjunction with other demonstration projects, assess the effects of and obstacles to combining multiple control methods and determine optimal combinations of control methods;
“(D) assess soil conditions resulting from salt cedar and Russian olive tree infestation and means to revitalize soils;
“(E) define and implement appropriate final vegetative states and optimal revegetation methods, with preference for self-maintaining vegetative states and native vegetation, and taking into consideration downstream impacts, wildfire potential, and water savings;
“(F) identify methods for preventing the regrowth and reintroduction of salt cedar and Russian olive trees;
“(G) monitor and document any water savings from the control of salt cedar and Russian olive trees, including impacts to both groundwater and surface water;
“(H) assess wildfire activity and management strategies;
“(I) assess changes in wildlife habitat;
“(J) determine conditions under which removal of biomass is appropriate (including optimal methods for the disposal or use of biomass); and
“(K) assess economic and other impacts associated with control methods and the restoration and maintenance of land.
“(f) Disposition of Biomass.—
“(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall complete an analysis of economic means to use or dispose of biomass created as a result of removal of salt cedar and Russian olive trees.
“(2) Requirements.—The analysis shall—
“(A) determine conditions under which removal of biomass is economically viable;
“(B) consider and build upon existing research by the Department of Agriculture and other agencies on beneficial uses of salt cedar and Russian olive tree fiber; and
“(C) consider economic development opportunities, including manufacture of wood products using biomass resulting from demonstration projects under subsection (e) as a means of defraying costs of control.
“(1) In general.—With respect to projects and activities carried out under this Act—
“(A) the assessment under subsection (c) shall be carried out at a cost of not more than $4,000,000;
“(B) the identification and documentation of long-term management strategies under subsection (d)(1) and the provision of grants under subsection (d)(2) shall be carried out at a cost of not more than $2,000,000;
“(C) each demonstration project under subsection (e) shall be carried out at a Federal cost of not more than $7,000,000 (including costs of planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring); and
“(D) the analysis under subsection (f) shall be carried out at a cost of not more than $3,000,000.
“(A) In general.—The assessment under subsection (c), the identification and documentation of long-term management strategies under subsection (d), a demonstration project or portion of a demonstration project under subsection (e) that is carried out on Federal land, and the analysis under subsection (f) shall be carried out at full Federal expense.
“(B) Demonstration projects carried out on non-federal land.—
“(i) In general.—The Federal share of the costs of any demonstration project funded under subsection (e) that is not carried out on Federal land shall not exceed 75 percent.
“(ii) Form of non-federal share.—The non-Federal share of the costs of a demonstration project that is not carried out on Federal land may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions, including services provided by a State agency or any other public or private partner.
“(h) Cooperation.—In carrying out the assessment under subsection (c), the demonstration projects under subsection (e), and the analysis under subsection (f), the Secretary shall cooperate with and use the expertise of Federal agencies and the other entities specified in subsection (e)(1) that are actively conducting research on or implementing salt cedar and Russian olive tree control activities.
“(i) Independent Review.—The Secretary shall subject to independent review—
“(1) the assessment under subsection (c);
“(2) the identification and documentation of long-term management strategies under subsection (d);
“(3) the demonstration projects under subsection (e); and
“(4) the analysis under subsection (f).
“(j) Reporting.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes the results of carrying out this Act, including a synopsis of any independent review under subsection (I) (sic) and details of the manner and purposes for which funds are expended.
“(2) Public access.—The Secretary shall facilitate public access to all information that results from carrying out this Act.
“(1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—
“(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
“(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.
“(2) Administrative costs.—Not more than 15 percent of amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be used to pay the administrative costs of carrying out the program established under subsection (a).
“(l) Termination of Authority.—This Act and the authority provided by this Act terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act (Oct. 11, 2006).”
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