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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 67 — Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control

§ 4721. Establishment of Task Force

Statutory text

(a)

Task Force

There is hereby established an “Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force”.

(b)

Membership

Membership of the Task Force shall consist of—

(1)

the Director;

(2)

the Under Secretary;

(3)

the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(4)

the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard;

(5)

the Assistant Secretary;

(6)

the Secretary of Agriculture;

(7)

the Director of the National Park Service;

(8)

the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;

(9)

the Commissioner of Reclamation; and

(10)

the head of any other Federal agency that the chairpersons designated under subsection (d) deem appropriate.

(c)

Ex officio members

The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) shall invite representatives of the Great Lakes Commission, the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program, and State agencies and other governmental entities to participate as ex officio members of the Task Force.

(d)

Chairpersons

The Director and the Under Secretary shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Task Force and shall be jointly responsible, and are authorized to undertake such activities as may be necessary, for carrying out this subchapter in consultation and cooperation with the other members of the Task Force.

(e)

Memorandum of understanding

Within six months of , the Director and the Under Secretary shall develop a memorandum of understanding that describes the role of each in jointly carrying out this subchapter.

(f)

Coordination

Each Task Force member shall coordinate any action to carry out this subchapter with any such action by other members of the Task Force, and regional, State and local entities.

(g)

Observers

The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental entities to participate as observers of the Task Force.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 101–646 title I § 1201 · 104 Stat. 4761

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4721

    Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1201, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4765

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1201, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4765

  2. Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–182 title III § 308(b) · 110 Stat. 1613

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(c)

    Pub. L. 104–182 inserted “, the Lake Champlain Basin Program,” after “Great Lakes Commission”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–182 inserted “, the Lake Champlain Basin Program,” after “Great Lakes Commission”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Ex Officio Members of Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.— Section 1201(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 4721(c)) is amended by inserting “, the Lake Champlain Basin Program,” after “Great Lakes Commission”.

  3. National Invasive Species Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–332 § 2(h)(1) · 110 Stat. 4073

    Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 4721

    Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1201, which enacted this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1201, which enacted this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in titles I, II, and IV, by striking the quotation marks 16 USC 4701, 941; 33 USC 2761. at the beginning of any title, subtitle, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, subclause, or undesignated provision;

  4. National Invasive Species Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–332 § 2(e)(2)(A) · 110 Stat. 4073

    1. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(b)(5)(7)

      Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), struck out “and” at end of par. (5)

    2. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(b)(5)(7)

      Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), added par. (6)

    3. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(b)(5)(7)

      Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), redesignated former par. (6) as (7)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), struck out “and” at end of par. (5), added par. (6), and redesignated former par. (6) as (7).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Amendments to Subtitle C.—

  5. National Invasive Species Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–332 § 2(e)(2)(B) · 110 Stat. 4073

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(c)

    Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(B), inserted “the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program,” before “and State agencies”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(B), inserted “the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program,” before “and State agencies”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Amendments to Subtitle C.—

  6. Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–263 § 11327(c) · 136 Stat. 2395

    1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(b)(7)(10)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(c), added pars. (7) to (9)

    2. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(b)(7)(10)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(c), redesignated former par. (7) as (10)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(c), added pars. (7) to (9) and redesignated former par. (7) as (10).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.— Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6) by striking “and” at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: “(7) the Director of the National Park Service; “(8) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; “(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and” .

  7. Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–263 § 11327(b) · 136 Stat. 2395

    Added · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(g)

    Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(b), added subsec. (g)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(b), added subsec. (g).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Observers.— Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(g) Observers.— The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental entities to participate as observers of the Task Force.” .

  8. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

    Pub. L. 117–328 div. O title IV § 404(b) · 136 Stat. 4459

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 4721(c)

    Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “Patrick Leahy” before “Lake Champlain Basin Program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “Patrick Leahy” before “Lake Champlain Basin Program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.

10 of 11 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (d) to (f), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 1201–1209) of title I of Pub. L. 101–646, , 104 Stat. 4765, which enacted this subchapter and amended section 42 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Amendments1996–2022 · 2 rounds

2022

Subsec. (b)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(c), added pars. (7) to (9) and redesignated former par. (7) as (10).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “Patrick Leahy” before “Lake Champlain Basin Program”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11327(b), added subsec. (g).

1996

Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1201, which enacted this section.

Subsec. (b)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), struck out “and” at end of par. (5), added par. (6), and redesignated former par. (6) as (7).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(B), inserted “the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program,” before “and State agencies”.

Pub. L. 104–182 inserted “, the Lake Champlain Basin Program,” after “Great Lakes Commission”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Credits

1990–2022 · 5 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1201, , 104 Stat. 4765
  2. 1996Pub. L. 104–182, title III, § 308(b), , 110 Stat. 1689
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2), (h)(1), , 110 Stat. 4085, 4091
  4. 2022Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, § 11327(b), (c), , 136 Stat. 4097
  5. 2022Pub. L. 117–328, div. O, title IV, § 404(b), , 136 Stat. 5229.
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(Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1201, , 104 Stat. 4765; Pub. L. 104–182, title III, § 308(b), , 110 Stat. 1689; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2), (h)(1), , 110 Stat. 4085, 4091; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, § 11327(b), (c), , 136 Stat. 4097; Pub. L. 117–328, div. O, title IV, § 404(b), , 136 Stat. 5229.)

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