33 U.S.C. § 2263a — Aquatic invasive species research
submitted 8 years ago by Pub. L. 115-270 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 165 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires Army engineering research on preventing, managing, and eradicating aquatic invasive species. It requires work across affected regions and a report recommending a plan.
(a) As part of the Engineer Research and Development Center’s ongoing work, the Secretary must research preventing, managing, and eradicating aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp, elodea, hydrilla, quagga mussels, and zebra mussels.
(b) The Secretary must work with Corps district offices in varied continental United States regions affected, or potentially affected, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes, and Secretary-operated reservoirs.
(c) Within 180 days after October 23, 2018, the Secretary must report to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a recommended plan addressing the spread and effects of aquatic invasive species.
As part of the ongoing activities of the Engineer Research and Development Center to address the spread and impacts of aquatic invasive species, the Secretary shall undertake research on the prevention, management, and eradication of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp, elodea, hydrilla, quagga mussels, and zebra mussels.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with Corps of Engineers district offices representing diverse geographical regions of the continental United States that are impacted or could be impacted in the future by aquatic invasive species, such as the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes, and reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary.
Not later than 180 days after October 23, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report recommending a plan to address the spread and impacts of aquatic invasive species.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1108, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3774; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 502, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2744; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, § 8305(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3778.)
- 2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-270 · 132 Stat. 3774
- 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-260 · 134 Stat. 2744
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 3778
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 115-270 on 2018-10-23.
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