Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 100 — Nutria Eradication and Control
§ 8102. Nutria eradication program
Statutory text
Grant authority
The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary”),1 may provide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is in proportion to the total impacted area of such State affected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.
Activities
In the State of Maryland, the Secretary shall require that the program consist of management, research, and public education activities carried out in accordance with the document published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled “Eradication Strategies for Nutria in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Watersheds”, dated March 2002.
Cost sharing
Federal share
The Federal share of the costs of a State program referred to in subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program.
In-kind contributions
The non-Federal share of the costs of a State program referred to in subsection (a) may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services.
Limitation on administrative expenses
Not more than 5 percent of financial assistance provided to a State by the Secretary under this section may be used for administrative expenses.
Authorization of appropriations
For financial assistance under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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.
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108–16 § 3 · 117 Stat. 621
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8102
Pub. L. 108–16, § 3, Apr. 23, 2003, 117 Stat. 621
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 108–16, § 3, Apr. 23, 2003, 117 Stat. 621Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. NUTRIA ERADICATION PROGRAM. (a) Grant Authority.— The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”), subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria. (b) Goals.— The goals of the program shall be to— (1) eradicate nutria in Maryland; (2) eradicate or control nutria in Louisiana and other States; and (3) restore marshland damaged by nutria. (c) Activities.— In the State of Maryland, the Secretary shall require that the program consist of management, research, and public education activities carried out in accordance with the document published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled “Eradication Strategies for Nutria in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Watersheds”, dated March 2002. (d) Cost Sharing.— (1) Federal share.— The Federal share of the costs of the program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program. (2) In-kind contributions.— The non-Federal share of the costs of the program may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services. (e) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.— Not more than 5 percent of financial assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used for administrative expenses. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.— For financial assistance under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $4,000,000 for the State of Maryland program and $2,000,000 for the State of Louisiana program for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(A) · 134 Stat. 901
Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(a)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Interior (in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’), subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Interior (in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’), subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) Grant Authority.— The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), may provide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is in proportion to the total impacted area of such State affected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.” ;Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(B) · 134 Stat. 901
Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(b); 16 U.S.C. § 8102(c)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(B), (F), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively
Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(b); 16 U.S.C. § 8102(c)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(B), (F), struck out former subsec. (b) which related to goals of the program
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(B), (F), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to goals of the program.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by striking subsection (b);Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(F) · 134 Stat. 901
Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(d)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(C)(i) · 134 Stat. 901
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(d)(1)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(i), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(i), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “the program may” and inserting “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may”; andPub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(C)(ii) · 134 Stat. 901
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(d)(2)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(ii), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(ii), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking “the program may” and inserting “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may”;Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(F) · 134 Stat. 901
Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(e)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(D) · 134 Stat. 901
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(e)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(D), inserted “to a State” after “provided”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(D), inserted “to a State” after “provided”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(D) in subsection (e), by inserting “to a State” after “provided”;Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(F) · 134 Stat. 901
Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(f)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).Pub. L. 116–186 § 1(2)(E) · 134 Stat. 901
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 8102(f)
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(E), substituted “$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.” for “$4,000,000 for the State of Maryland program and $2,000,000 for the State of Louisiana program for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(E), substituted “$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.” for “$4,000,000 for the State of Maryland program and $2,000,000 for the State of Louisiana program for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(E) in subsection (f), by striking “$4,000,000” and all that follows and inserting “$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.”; and
11 of 11 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–16, , 117 Stat. 621, known as the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8101 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Interior (in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’), subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for a program to implement measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.”
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(B), (F), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to goals of the program.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(i), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(C)(ii), substituted “a State program referred to in subsection (a) may” for “the program may”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(D), inserted “to a State” after “provided”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(F), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).
Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2)(E), substituted “$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.” for “$4,000,000 for the State of Maryland program and $2,000,000 for the State of Louisiana program for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.”
Credits
2003–2020 · 2 acts
- 2003Pub. L. 108–16, § 3, , 117 Stat. 621
- 2020Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2), , 134 Stat. 901.
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(Pub. L. 108–16, § 3, , 117 Stat. 621; Pub. L. 116–186, § 1(2), , 134 Stat. 901.)