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August 3, 2011
Update -- NAPPRA (Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis) -- Addition of Plants for Planting to the NAPPRA Lists
The Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis list (APHIS-2011-0072) of plants and flowers has been published by USDA for public comment. The NAPPRA list are those plants which could be prohibited for import into the U.S. until a pest risk analysis has been completed for them. APHIS has prepared data sheets that detail the scientific evidence it evaluated in making the determination that the taxa are quarantine pests or hosts of quarantine pests. The data sheets are available to the public for review and comment. All comments received on or before Sep 26, 2011 will be considered.
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April 21, 2011
Bighead Carp Added to Federal List of Injurious Wildlife (Mar 21, 2011)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule in the Mar 22 Federal Register officially adding the bighead carp to the federal injurious wildlife list. The final rule codifies the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act (S. 1421), signed into law by President Obama on Dec 14, 2010. The injurious wildlife listing means that under the Lacey Act it is illegal to import or to transport live bighead carp, including viable eggs or hybrids of the species, across state lines, except by permit for zoological, education, medical, or scientific purposes.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more information and our Species Profile - Asian Carp page for additional resources.
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April 4, 2011
Federal
Noxious Weed List (Dec 10, 2010; PDF | 81 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Federal Weed List (7
CFR 360): The following plants, seeds,
or other parts capable of propagation are within the definition
of a "noxious
weed" under the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7
USC 2802(c). Listed noxious weeds may be moved into or
through the U.S. only
under permit from the USDA
Plant Protection and Quarantine programs, and under conditions
that would not involve a danger of disseminating the weeds.
From Regulations.gov, see Noxious
Weed Regulations 2007-0146-0015 for more information
on the recent update.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service amended the regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds by adding definitions of terms used in the regulations, added details regarding the process of applying for the permits used to import or move noxious weeds, added a requirement for the treatment of Niger seed, and added provisions for petitioning to add a taxon to or remove a taxon from the noxious weed lists. These changes updated the regulations to reflect current statutory authority and program operations and improve the effectiveness of the regulations. APHIS also added seven taxa to the list of terrestrial noxious weeds and to the list of seeds with no tolerances applicable to their introduction. This action will prevent the introduction or dissemination of these noxious weeds into or within the United States.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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March 15, 2011
EPA
Seeks Comments to Develop Management Practices for
Recreational Vessels (Mar 14, 2011)
Southern Maryland Online.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
public comment from boaters and other stakeholders
to help develop proposed regulations, as required by
the 2008
Clean Boating Act, to reduce water pollution
and the spread of invasive species in the nation's
rivers, lakes and other water bodies. As an alternative
to permits required for commercial vessels, the act
directs EPA to develop and promulgate management practices
for recreational vessels. The important input received
through this process will help guide the development
of proposed regulations to mitigate adverse effects
from recreational boat discharges, such as bilgewater,
graywater and deck runoff, that may contain substances
harmful to water quality or spread invasive species. Public
listening sessions and webinars are available to those who would
like to provide input (various dates between Mar 18-Apr 29, 2011)
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Provides information for invasive species related Congressional bills, including introduction date, sponsor, summary, full bill text, and bill status.
S.357 - Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 -- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies, and for other purposes.
H.R.892 - Stop Asian Carp Act -- To require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins.
S.471 - Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 -- To require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins.
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February 16, 2011
Provides information for invasive species related Congressional bills, including introduction date, sponsor, summary, full bill text, and bill status.
H.R.192 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act
H.R. 511 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes
S.179 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act
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January 11, 2011
Nursery Stock Restrictions (2011; PDF | 2.9 MB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine. 01/2011-43.
This document summarizes the entry status of regulated plant materials. All items included refer to plants and vegetative parts that are "for or capable of propagation" including buds, bulbs, corms, cuttings, layers, scions, seeds, tubers, and like structures. This update adds new entries from the Federal Noxious Weeds List of Regulated Material (as per Federal Register 68950), to Chapter 3, List of Regulated Propagative Material.
* See our Federal Laws and Regulations - Resources page for more resources.
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January 10, 2011
Standards
for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters (Dec 20, 2010)
DHS.
Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard is proposing new standards for controlling foreign organisms
that might hitch a ride to the United States in a ship's ballast water (view
rule). The new standards are expected to be published Apr 2011. The proposal
also would establish new procedures for approving onboard equipment to clean
ballast water before discharge. For the first time, the regulation sets upper
limits for the number of organisms per unit of ballast water. The current rules
only require vessels to make mid-ocean ballast exchanges, a control technique
that has frequently been attacked as inadequate to prevent the introduction
of alien species into U.S. waters.
The Coast Guard's proposal closely follows recommendations adopted last month
by the International Maritime Organization's marine
pollution committee.
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December 16, 2010
President
Signs Levin's Asian Carp Prevention and Control
Act into Law (Dec
14, 2010)
Senator Carl Levin.
President Obama signed into law
that will aid in the
fight against the further spread of Asian
carp in the
United States. The Asian
Carp Prevention and Control Act, S.1421, will add the bighead
carp species of Asian carp to a list of injurious
species that are prohibited from being imported or
shipped in the United States under the Lacey
Act.
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November 22, 2010
Update
of Noxious Weed Regulations 2007-0146-15 - Final Rule Effective Dec 10, 2010 (Nov 10, 2010)
Regulations.gov.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds by adding definitions of terms used in the regulations, adding details regarding the process of applying for the permits used to import or move noxious weeds, adding a requirement for the treatment of Niger seed, and adding provisions for petitioning to add a taxon to or remove a taxon from the noxious weed lists. These changes will update the regulations to reflect current statutory authority and program operations and improve the effectiveness of the regulations. APHIS is also adding seven taxa to the list of terrestrial noxious weeds and to the list of seeds with no tolerances applicable to their introduction. This action will prevent the introduction or dissemination of these noxious weeds into or within the United States.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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August 5, 2010
Oberstar Water Resources Bill Benefits Northeast Minnesota (Jul 28, 2010)
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July 20, 2010
Stabenow Opening Statement on Asian Carp Subcommittee Hearing (Jul 14, 2010)
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June 9, 2010
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2009
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May 7, 2010
Affirms Interim Rule as Final Rule for Two Noxious Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern and Maidenhair Creeper (May 3, 2010)
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April 26, 2010
Joint Oversight Hearing On "White-Nose Syndrome: What's Killing Bats In The Northeast?"
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April 22, 2010
H.R.4715 - Clean Estuaries Act of 2010
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March 10, 2010
Rep. Young Introduced Invasive Species Act (Mar 5, 2010) and other new bills
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March 2, 2010
Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009
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Hearing -- Joint Hearing on the Legislative Approaches to Protecting, Preserving, and Restoring Great Water Bodies (Feb 24, 2010)
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March 1, 2010
Hearing -- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment (Feb 25, 2010)
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Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Hearing --- Feb 9, 2010
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December 3, 2009
Hearing on Various Invasive Related Bills -- Dec 3, 2009, 2 pm
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S.1965 - Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2009
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November 24, 2009
S.2798 - National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009
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October 8, 2009
H.R.3650 - Harmful Blooms and Hypoxia RName
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October 1, 2009
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009
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September 17, 2009
Ballast Water Discharge Standard Rulemaking (Aug 28, 2009)
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July 16, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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July 15, 2009
Hearing on "Threats Native Wildlife Species" (Jul 8, 2009)
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June 23, 2009
H.R.2811 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal
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June 10, 2009
Update of Noxious Weed Regulation (Jun 9, 2009)
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May 21, 2009
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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May 7, 2009
Legislative Hearing On H.R. 669 - Nonnative Wildlife Invasive Prevention Act
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March 19, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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March 13, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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March 10, 2009
Quarantine Q56 Regulations
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February 12, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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February 3, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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January 21, 2009
Congressional Bills - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
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July 1, 2008
Hearings and Testimony
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June 24, 2008
Clean Boating Act of 2008
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February 13, 2008
Congressional Bills
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February 8, 2008
H.R.1495 - Water Resources Development Act of 2007
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October 25, 2007
2007 Hearings and Testimony
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October 24, 2007
Status - S.1578 - Ballast Water Management Act of 2007
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October 22, 2007
Imports and Interstate Transportation of Black Carp Banned (Oct 18, 2007)
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September 5, 2007
H.R.1495 - Water Resources Development Act of 2007
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August 30, 2007
S.1949 - 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund
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July 24, 2007
Congressional Bills 110th Congress (2007-2008)
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June 7, 2007
H.R.2423 - Ballast Water Management Act of 2007
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April 18, 2007
Updated - Current List of Injurious Wildlife Species - 50 CFR 16 (Oct 1, 2005)
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March 28, 2007
S.877 - Restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture
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March 15, 2007
Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act
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March 8, 2007
S.725 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007
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March 7, 2007
The Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on the Great Lakes (Mar 7, 2007)
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S.726 - Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act
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H.R.889 - Prevention of Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007
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March 6, 2007
H.R.801 - Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act
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H.R.667 - Early Pest Detection and Surveillance Improvement Act
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H.R.309 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior
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H.R 21 - Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
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Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act
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February 9, 2007
H.R.767 - Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act
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January 30, 2007
2006 Public Laws and Acts
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Congressional Bills 110th Congress (2007-2008)
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November 2, 2006
S.3617 - To Reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
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H.R.5539 - To Reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
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November 1, 2006
H.R.4953 - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006
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S.2430 - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006
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October 27, 2006
Public Law 109-59 (Aug 10, 2005); implementing 23 U.S.C. § 329, a new provision of law added to Title 23 by §6006 of SAFETEA-LU
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October 13, 2006
S.1288 - Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act
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H.R. 2720 - Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act
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October 11, 2006
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy and how it is serving as a framework for restoring and protecting the Great Lakes
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September 6, 2006
Hearing on Draft Legislation Regarding Ballast Water Management and Reduction of Air Pollution from Ships (Jul 11, 2006)
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August 17, 2006
H.R.5900 - Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act
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July 11, 2006
Oversight Hearing on Addressing Forest Insects and Disease: A Growing Natinal Problem, 'GAO Report on Invasive Forest Pests.'
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June 23, 2006
Congressional Testimony on Invasive Forest Pests
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June 14, 2006
Fiscal Year 2007 Agriculture Appropriations Testimony (Mar 30, 2006)
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