[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3260 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3260

    To amend the Plant Protection Act to authorize the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to carry out a cost-share program with the States for the 
                       control of noxious weeds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2001

 Mr. Moran of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                    to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Plant Protection Act to authorize the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to carry out a cost-share program with the States for the 
                       control of noxious weeds.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Noxious Weed Control Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COST-SHARE PROGRAM FOR NOXIOUS WEED 
              CONTROL.

    The Plant Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 418 
(7 U.S.C. 7718) the following new section:

``SEC. 719. COST-SHARE PROGRAM FOR NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may carry out a grant 
program to provide financial assistance to States to support State 
efforts to control noxious weeds.
    ``(b) Noxious Weed Control Plan.--
            ``(1) Plan required.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
        program, a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan 
        describing the purposes for which the grant funds would be 
        used, the types and extent of the noxious weeds to be subject 
        to control, and the control methods proposed to be used. The 
        noxious weed control plan shall be submitted at such time, and 
        contain such other information, as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Preparation; consultation.--To be accepted by the 
        Secretary, a State shall prepare its noxious weed control plan 
        using the department of agriculture of the State. The plan 
        shall be prepared in consultation with the Secretary and 
        agricultural producers in the State whose lands are threatened 
        by noxious weeds.
    ``(c) Selection of Recipients.--The Secretary shall select grant 
recipients on the basis of the following:
            ``(1) The noxious weed control plan submitted under 
        subsection (b).
            ``(2) The threat posed by noxious weeds in the State.
            ``(3) The demonstrated ability of the State to carry out 
        the plan.
            ``(4) The extent to which the economy of the State is 
        dependent on agriculture and natural resources.
    ``(d) Matching Funds Requirement.--As a condition on the receipt of 
a grant under the program, the State shall agree to provide non-Federal 
funds or in-kind support to match the amount of the grant funds. In-
kind support may be provided by a State only with the consent of the 
Secretary.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2002 through 2011.''.
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