3.0.0 5900 2023-01-12T17:52:35Z 2023-01-12T17:52:35Z House H HR 2006-07-26 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-07T14:53:20Z Referred to 2006-07-26T14:03:50Z 2006-08-07 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. Committee 2006-08-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2006-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2006-07-26 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2006-07-26 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2006-07-26 True J000163 Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] NANCY JOHNSON R CT L. 5 2006-09-21 False E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2006-09-21 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2006-09-21 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2006-09-25 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2006-09-25 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2006-09-26 False G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2006-09-26 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2006-09-27 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-09-28 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2006-09-29 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Data banks Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Federal advisory bodies Fishes Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Non-native species Pest control Pests Public-private partnerships Restoration ecology Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Technological innovations Volunteer workers Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Wildlife refuges Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-07-26 Introduced in House 2006-10-19T20:58:07Z Refugee Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide under the Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Grant Program or the REPAIR Program (established by this Act): (1) a grant to any eligible applicant to carry out a qualified control project to control harmful nonnative species; and (2) a grant to any state to carry out an assessment project to identify harmful nonnative species, assess the needs to restore, manage, or enhance native fish, wildlife and habitats, identify priorities, and identify mechanisms to increase capacity building for native fish, wildlife, and habitats.

Requires the Secretary to consult with the Invasive Species Advisory Committee on: (1) the projects proposed for such grants; and (2) regarding the development of a database concerning control projects carried out with such grants.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to enable an immediate response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative species that threaten or may negatively impact refuge resources that are at a stage at which rapid eradication or control is possible, and to ensure eradication or immediate control of such species.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Cooperative Volunteer Invasives Monitoring and Control Program to document and combat invasive species in national wildlife refuges.

]]> Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Display Title Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Official Title as Introduced To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats at national wildlife refuges through cooperative, incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Introduced in House 2006-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5900ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5900ih.xml 2006-08-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. 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.