7 U.S.C. § 2814 — Management of undesirable plants on Federal lands

(a) Agency duties. Each Federal agency must (1) designate a properly trained office or person to develop and coordinate a program controlling undesirable plants on its Federal lands; (2) establish and adequately fund that program through its budget; (3) complete cooperative agreements with State agencies about those plants; and (4) establish integrated systems to control or contain plants targeted by the agreements.
(b) Environmental statements. If the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requires an environmental assessment or impact statement to carry out plant-control agreements, the agency must complete it within 1 year after determining that it is required.
(c) State agreements. (1) Federal agencies, when appropriate, must make agreements with State agencies to coordinate management of undesirable plants on Federal lands. (2) Each agreement must (A) set geographic priorities and target plants or groups, (B) describe the integrated system, and (C) explain how it will be carried out, assign Federal and State duties, and set start and completion times.
(d) Exception. An agency need not run programs on Federal lands unless similar programs are generally being run on State or private lands in the same area.
(e) Definitions. (1) “Cooperative agreement” means a written agreement between a Federal and State agency under this section. (2) “Federal agency” means a Federal department, agency, or bureau responsible for administering or managing its Federal lands. (3) “Federal lands” means land managed by or under Federal jurisdiction. (4) “Integrated management systems” means planning and carrying out a program using an interdisciplinary approach and all available methods, including education, prevention, physical or mechanical methods, biological agents, herbicides, cultural methods, and general land-management practices such as changing livestock or wildlife grazing or improving habitat. (5) “Interdisciplinary approach” means decisions about control or containment involving Federal or State personnel experienced in weed science, range science, wildlife biology, land management, forestry, or similar areas, and considering the most efficient and effective method, scientific evidence and current technology, plant physiology and habitat, and economic, social, and ecological consequences. (6) “State agency” means a State agriculture department or other State agency or political subdivision responsible for administering or carrying out State undesirable-plant laws. (7) “Undesirable plants” means species classified under State or Federal law as undesirable, noxious, harmful, exotic, injurious, or poisonous. Endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and plants native to the area where control is planned are not included.
(f) Coordination. (1) The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior must coordinate Federal programs for controlling, researching, and educating about noxious weeds designated by Federal, State, or local governments. (2) The Secretary, consulting the Secretary of the Interior, must (A) identify regional priorities, (B) add regionally suitable technical information to existing guides, and (C) distribute it to interested State, local, and private entities. (3) The Secretary may share costs with State and local agencies managing noxious weeds if most landowners in the area agree to participate.
(g) Appropriations. Congress may appropriate amounts needed for each fiscal year from 1991 through 1995 to carry out this section.