§ 4723. — Regional coordination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC4723]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 67--AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER III--PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES
DISPERSAL
Sec. 4723. Regional coordination
(a) Great Lakes panel
(1) In general
Not later than 30 days following November 29, 1990, the Task
Force shall request that the Great Lakes Commission (established
under Article IV of the Great Lakes Compact to which the Congress
granted consent in the Act of July 24, 1968, P.L. 90-419) convene a
panel of Great Lakes region representatives from Federal, State and
local agencies and from private environmental and commercial
interests to--
(A) identify priorities for the Great Lakes region with
respect to aquatic nuisance species;
(B) make recommendations to the Task Force regarding
programs to carry out section 4722(i) of this title;
(C) assist the Task Force in coordinating Federal aquatic
nuisance species program activities in the Great Lakes region;
(D) coordinate, where possible, aquatic nuisance species
program activities in the Great Lakes region that are not
conducted pursuant to this chapter;
(E) provide advice to public and private individuals and
entities concerning methods of controlling aquatic nuisance
species; and
(F) submit annually a report to the Task Force describing
activities within the Great Lakes region related to aquatic
nuisance species prevention, research,\1\ control.
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(2) Consultation
The Task Force shall request that the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission provide information to the panel convened under this
subsection on technical and policy matters related to the
international fishery resources of the Great Lakes.
(3) Canadian participation
The panel convened under this subsection is encourage \2\ to
invite representatives from the Federal, provincial or territorial
governments of Canada to participate as observers.
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(b) Western regional panel
Not later than 30 days after October 26, 1996, the Task Force shall
request a Western regional panel, comprised of Western region
representatives from Federal, State, and local agencies and from private
environmental and commercial interests, to--
(1) identify priorities for the Western region with respect to
aquatic nuisance species;
(2) make recommendations to the Task Force regarding an
education, monitoring (including inspection), prevention, and
control program to prevent the spread of the zebra mussel west of
the 100th Meridian pursuant to section 4722(i) of this title;
(3) coordinate, where possible, other aquatic nuisance species
program activities in the Western region that are not conducted
pursuant to this chapter;
(4) develop an emergency response strategy for Federal, State,
and local entities for stemming new invasions of aquatic nuisance
species in the region;
(5) provide advice to public and private individuals and
entities concerning methods of preventing and controlling aquatic
nuisance species infestations; and
(6) submit annually a report to the Task Force describing
activities within the Western region related to aquatic nuisance
species prevention, research, and control.
(c) Additional regional panels
The Task Force shall--
(1) encourage the development and use of regional panels and
other similar entities in regions in addition to the Great Lakes and
Western regions (including providing financial assistance for the
development and use of such entities) to carry out, with respect to
those regions, activities that are similar to the activities
described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and
(2) cooperate with regional panels and similar entities that
carry out the activities described in paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 101-646, title I, Sec. 1203, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4769;
Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(e)(5), (h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4087,
4091.)
References in Text
Act of July 24, 1968, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 90-
419, July 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 414, which is not classified to the Code.
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)(D) and (b)(3), was in
the original ``this Act'', which, to reflect the probable intent of
Congress, was translated as reading ``this title'' meaning title I of
Pub. L. 101-646, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4761, known as the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, which
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification
of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4701
of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to
Pub. L. 101-646, Sec. 1203, which enacted this section.
Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(e)(5)(A), substituted ``Regional'' for
``Great Lakes regional'' in section catchline.
Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(e)(5)(B)-(F), designated existing provisions
as subsec. (a) and inserted subsec. heading, redesignated former subsec.
(a) as par. (1), and former pars. (1) to (6) as subpars. (A) to (F),
respectively, of par. (1), in par. (1) inserted ``region'' before
``representatives'' in introductory provisions and after ``Great Lakes''
in subpars. (A), (C), (D), and (F), redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as
pars. (2) and (3), respectively, of subsec. (a), substituted ``this
subsection'' for ``this section'' in those pars., and added subsecs. (b)
and (c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4741 of this title.
