[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5923 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5923

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to 
 eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
       exist in sustainable populations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2012

   Mr. Hastings of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to 
 eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
       exist in sustainable populations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stopping Non-Native Animals from 
Killing Endangered Species Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from 
        ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations; and
            (2) to prevent non-native constrictor snakes from 
        establishing or expanding sustainable populations in ecosystems 
        that can support such populations.

SEC. 3. ERADICATION AND CONTROL PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant Authority.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to 
as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program to award grants to 
organizations that operate or will operate programs that use dogs that 
are trained to detect non-native constrictor snakes in order to carry 
out the purposes in section 2.
    (b) Application.--Any organization seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and 
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
including a description of the program it operates or will operate to 
carry out the purposes in section 2.
    (c) Coordination.--In implementing the grant program under this 
section, the Secretary shall coordinate with--
            (1) the chief executive of the State in which any 
        organization that receives a grant under this section operates 
        or will operate; and
            (2) the head of any other appropriate entity, such as the 
        chairperson of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task 
        Force.
    (d) Cost Share.--
            (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of any 
        program operated by an organization that receives a grant under 
        this section to carry out the purposes in section 2 may not 
        exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the program.
            (2) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share of the 
        costs of the program may include in-kind contributions of 
        materials or services.
    (e) Administrative Expenses.--Any organization that receives a 
grant under this section may reserve not more than 5 percent of the 
grant funds for administrative expenses.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Organization.--Any organization that receives a grant 
        under this section shall submit a report to the Secretary on 
        such organization's progress in achieving the purposes in 
        section 2 at such time and including such additional 
        information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Secretary.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
        fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
        Congress on the progress made by each organization receiving a 
        grant under this section in achieving the purposes in section 
        2.
    (g) Non-Native Constrictor Snakes Defined.--In this Act, the term 
``non-native constrictor snakes'' means the following species:
            (1) Any species listed in section 16.15(a) of title 50, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            (2) Python reticulates (reticulated python).
            (3) Eunectes murinus (green anaconda).
            (4) Eunectes beniensis (Beni or Bolivian anaconda).
            (5) Eunectes deschauenseei (DeSchauensee's anaconda).
            (6) Boa constrictor.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.
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