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Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act

Introduced: September 18, 2002 See on congress.gov

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Nov 14, 2002

Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

Nov 14, 2002

Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards.

Sep 24, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.

Sep 24, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

Sep 18, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 18, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1602-1603)

Sep 18, 2002

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act - Requires the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop and conduct a marine and fresh-water research program to support efforts to detect, prevent, and eradicate invasive species in the Aquatic Ecosystem.

Requires the program to: (1) develop standardized protocols for conducting ecological and pathway surveys of nonnative aquatic species; (2) create baseline ecological information of the aquatic ecosystem and pathways; (3) designate the number and location of survey sites required; (4) conduct laboratory and field-based marine and fresh-water research experiments on a range of taxonomic groups to identify the relationship between the introduction and establishment of nonnative aquatic species; and (5) analyze the data collected. Directs the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to convene a workshop with appropriate researchers.

Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require that ecological and ballast water discharge surveys examine other potential modes of introducing nonnative aquatic species by ship into the Aquatic Ecosystem, including hull fouling; (2) rename the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse as the National Pathway and Ecological Surveys Database; (3) expand the purview of the database to include ballast water management, delivery practices of ships entering United States ports and their compliance with existing regulations; and (3) make the database widely available to the public.

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establish marine and fresh-water research, development, and demonstration programs with respect to environmental soundness screening and dispersal barrier research.

Reauthorizes the ship pathway technology demonstration program.

Requires the Coast Guard and the EPA to develop a research program to support implementation of standards to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species by ships into the Aquatic Ecosystem.

Requires the National Science Foundation to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to carry our research programs in systematics and taxonomy.

What's happening now November 14, 2002

Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

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