7 U.S.C. § 8504 — Establishment of quarantine protocols to control the introduction and spread of the brown tree snake
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-384 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 298 words · no verdicts yet
Within 2 years after October 30, 2004, the Secretaries must establish and federally operate pre-departure quarantine protocols for cargo and other items from Guam and other United States locations where the brown tree snake may become established. The system requires cooperation with Guam and other governments, cannot begin until specifically funded, and has specified fiscal-year 2006–2010 appropriation amounts.
(a) Within 2 years after October 30, 2004, subject to the Guam agreement in (b), the Secretaries* must establish and operate at Federal expense, by regulation, pre-departure quarantine protocols for cargo and other items shipped from Guam and other U.S. locations where the snake may become established, to prevent its introduction or spread. Federal quarantine, natural-resource, conservation, and law-enforcement officers and inspectors may enforce State and territorial laws on transporting, possessing, or introducing the snake.
(b) The Secretaries must cooperate with other Federal agencies and appropriate State and territorial quarantine, natural-resource, conservation, and law-enforcement officers. For Guam, they must first enter a memorandum of agreement with Guam to obtain its assistance and cooperation.
(c) The system may not be implemented until specifically appropriated funds are available.
(d) Appropriations are authorized: (1) up to $3,000,000 each fiscal year 2006–2010 for Agriculture; and (2) up to $1,000,000 each such year for Interior.
Not later than two years after October 30, 2004, but subject to the memorandum of agreement required by subsection (b) with respect to Guam, the Secretaries* shall establish and cause to be operated at Federal expense a system of pre-departure quarantine protocols for cargo and other items being shipped from Guam and any other United States location where the brown tree snake* may become established to prevent the introduction or spread of the brown tree snake. The Secretaries shall establish the quarantine protocols system by regulation. Under the quarantine protocols system, Federal quarantine, natural resource, conservation, and law enforcement officers and inspectors may enforce State and territorial laws regarding the transportation, possession, or introduction of any brown tree snake.
The activities of the Secretaries under subsection (a) shall be carried out in cooperation with other Federal agencies and the appropriate State and territorial quarantine, natural resource, conservation, and law enforcement officers. In the case of Guam, as a precondition on the establishment of the system of pre-departure quarantine protocols under such subsection, the Secretaries shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Government of Guam to obtain the assistance and cooperation of the Government of Guam in establishing the system of pre-departure quarantine protocols.
The system of pre-departure quarantine protocols to be established under subsection (a) shall not be implemented until funds are specifically appropriated for that purpose.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the following amounts:
To the Secretary of Agriculture, not more than $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
To the Secretary of the Interior, not more than $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–384, § 5, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2224.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-384 · 118 Stat. 2224
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