[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1219 Reported in Senate (RS)]





                                                       Calendar No. 248

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1219

                          [Report No. 105-132]

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                                 A BILL

 To require the establishment of a research and grant program for the 
   eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic 
                                toxins.

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                            November 4, 1997

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 248
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1219

                          [Report No. 105-132]

 To require the establishment of a research and grant program for the 
   eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic 
                                toxins.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 1997

Mr. Faircloth (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
  Robb, and Mr. Shelby) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                            November 4, 1997

               Reported by Mr. Chafee, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the establishment of a research and grant program for the 
   eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic 
                                toxins.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Pfiesteria Research Act of 
1997''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RESEARCH AND GRANT 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the 
Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (acting through the Director of the National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences and the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention), and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establish a research program for the 
        eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other 
        aquatic toxins; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and 
        other entities in affected States for the eradication or 
        control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic 
        toxins.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Grants.--In carrying out subsection (a)(2), the heads 
of the agencies referred to in subsection (a) shall make grants to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) North Carolina State University in Raleigh, 
        North Carolina, for the establishment of an Applied Aquatic 
        Ecology Center and for research conducted by the Center 
        relating to aquatic toxins;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the University System of Maryland and the 
        Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, for the 
        establishment of a cooperative Agro-Ecosystem Center for 
        research and demonstration projects related to aquatic toxins, 
        such as Pfiesteria piscicida, including projects that relate to 
        dietary, waste management, and other alternative-use related 
        strategies that reduce the undesirable nutrient and other 
        chemical content from waste into waterways; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of 
        the College of William and Mary in Gloucester Point, Virginia, 
        for the establishment of a Marine Pathology and Applied Ecology 
        Center and for research conducted by the Center relating to the 
        effect of algal toxins on marine fish and shellfish and to 
        understanding human influences on estuarine planktonic 
        communities with an emphasis on harmful algal species, except 
        that a portion of the grants made under this paragraph shall be 
        allocated to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, for 
        research support.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section, of which not less than--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $1,883,619 for fiscal year 1998, and $655,890 
        for fiscal year 1999, shall be used to carry out subsection 
        (b)(1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
        1999 shall be used to carry out subsection (b)(2); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $545,000 
        for fiscal year 1999, shall be used to carry out subsection 
        (b)(3).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RESEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Director of the 
National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(acting through the Director of the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention), and the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) establish a research program for the eradication or 
        control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; and
            (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and other 
        entities in affected States for the eradication or control of 
        Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999.