3.0.0 2575 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z Senate S S 2004-06-24 108 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2004-12-09T02:22:25Z Referred to 2004-06-24T18:31:25Z To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes. 108 4569 HR 2004-12-23 Became Public Law No: 108-488. Related bill House 2004-12-08 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S12027) Floor 2004-12-08 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S12027) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2004-12-08 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12026-12027) Discharge 2004-12-08 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12026-12027) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee 2004-06-24 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2004-06-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/25/2004 S7442-7443) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2004-06-24 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-07-14 False H.R.4569 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4569 Public Lands and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Biological research Data banks Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental monitoring Environmental research Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fire prevention Forest conservation Forest fires Forest management Fungi Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Horticulture Internet Minorities Native Americans Nonprofit organizations Plant breeding Plant diseases Recycling of waste products Reforestation Refuse and refuse disposal Restoration ecology Risk Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Surveys Tree diseases Web sites Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-08T16:28:41Z Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct sudden oak death syndrome programs of: (1) research, monitoring, and treatment; (2) management and fire prevention; and (3) outreach and education.

Expresses the sense of Congress that agency communication at all governmental levels is required for program effectiveness.

Directs the Secretary to meet and consult regularly with Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials to exchange program information.

]]> 82 2004-12-08 Passed Senate without amendment 2004-12-13T22:33:02Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a sudden oak death syndrome (Phytophthora ramorum) research, monitoring, and regulation program to control or eradicate sudden oak death syndrome from: (1) trees and shrubs on public and private land; and (2) host and potential host plants from commercial nurseries.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) conduct open space, roadside, and aerial surveys; (2) provide monitoring workshops; (3) conduct a national survey of forests, plant nurseries, and landscapes that may have been exposed to Phytophthora ramorum, and develop a related risk assessment; (4) develop baseline information on infected oaks and maintain a geographic information system database of Phytophthora ramorum occurrences; (5) conduct Phytophthora ramorum research; (6) evaluate tree species susceptibility; and (7) provide diagnostic services.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to conduct sudden oak death syndrome management, treatment, and fire prevention activities, including: (1) firefighting and emergency response improvements; and (2) local government grants for tree removal, disposal, and recycling, restoration and mitigation projects, green waste treatment facilities, reforestation, and resistant tree breeding.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct outreach and education activities, including: (1) educational materials development and distribution, including a website; and (2) financial and technical support to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations providing information on sudden oak death syndrome.

(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that agency communication at all governmental levels is required for program effectiveness.

Directs the Secretary to meet and consult regularly with Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials to exchange program information.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009.

]]> Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 Display Title Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research, monitoring, management, treatment, and outreach activities relating to sudden oak death syndrome and to convene regular meetings of, or conduct regular consultations with, Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials to provide recommendations on how to carry out those activities. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 Short Titles as Passed Senate Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 S Senate Engrossed in Senate 2004-12-08T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2004-06-24T04:00:00Z 2004-12-08 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S12027) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.