HR 3753
102th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative procedure
Agricultural research
Environmental research
Florida
Plant quarantine
Research centers
Weed control
Weeds
Melaleuca Control Act of 1991
Introduced: November 12, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 12, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Melaleuca Control Act of 1991 - Treats melaleuca quinquenervia as a noxious weed for quarantine and control purposes under the Federal Noxious Weed Act.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to propose regulations to add melaleuca, the Brazilian pepper, and the Australian pine to the Federal Noxious Weed List.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct a research and quarantine facility in Broward County, Florida, to deal with melaleuca and other exotic plants that threaten native Florida ecosystems. Authorizes FY 1993 appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1