3.0.0 3366 2017-12-15T00:36:37Z 2017-12-15T00:36:37Z Senate S S 2008-07-30 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-30T21:19:07Z Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act 110 767 HR 2007-11-08 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2008-07-30 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7783-7785) IntroReferral 2008-07-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7782-7783) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-07-30 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-07-30 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-07-30 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2008-07-30 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Data banks Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Fishes Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Non-native species Pest control Pests Plant protection 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 2008-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-01T20:45:59Z Refuge 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 plant control project to control harmful nonnative species; and (2) a grant to any state to carry out an assessment project to identify harmful nonnative plant and animal 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.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for not more than three fiscal years to enable an immediate response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative plant 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, consistent with the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998, to establish a cooperative volunteer monitoring and control program to administer and coordinate projects implemented by partner organizations concerned with national wildlife refuges to address harmful nonnative species that threaten national wildlife refuges or adjacent lands.

]]> Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Short Titles as Introduced Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Display Title Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 plant species, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3366is/xml/BILLS-110s3366is.xml 2008-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7783-7785) 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.