§ 4741. — Authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC4741]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 67--AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 4741. Authorization of appropriations
(a) Prevention of unintentional introductions
There are authorized to be appropriated to develop and implement the
provisions of subchapter II of this chapter--
(1) $500,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 to the Secretary
to carry out sections 4711 and 4712(a)(3) of this title;
(2) $2,000,000 until the end of fiscal year 1992 to the Director
and Under Secretary to carry out the studies under sections
4712(a)(1) and 4712(a)(2 \1\ of this title;
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(3) to the Secretary to carry out section 4711 of this title--
(A) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998; and
(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002;
(4) for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, to carry out
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4712(b) of this title--
(A) $1,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used
by the Director; and
(B) $1,000,000 to the Secretary; and
(5) for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002--
(A) $3,000,000, which shall be made available from funds
otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so
authorized, to the Under Secretary to carry out section 4712(e)
of this title; and
(B) $500,000 to the Secretary to carry out section 4712(f)
of this title.
(b) Task Force and aquatic nuisance species program
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years
1997 through 2002 to develop and implement the provisions of subchapter
III of this chapter--
(1) $6,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by
the Director to carry out sections 4722 and 4728 of this title;
(2) $1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce, to be used by the
Under Secretary to carry out section 4722 of this title;
(3) $1,625,000, which shall be made available from funds
otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so
authorized, to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and control
research under section 4722(i) of this title at the Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, of which $500,000 shall be made
available for grants, to be competitively awarded and subject to
peer review, for research relating to Lake Champlain;
(4) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university research on
aquatic nuisance species under section 4722(f)(3) of this title as
follows:
(A) $2,800,000, which shall be made available from funds
otherwise authorized to be appropriated if such funds are so
authorized, to fund grants under section 1124 of title 33;
(B) $1,200,000 to fund grants to colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts referred to in section 322 of
title 7; and
(C) $1,000,000 to fund grants through the Cooperative
Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit Program of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service;
(5) $3,000,000 to the Department of the Army, to be used by the
Assistant Secretary to carry out section 4722(i)(1)(B) of this
title; and
(6) $300,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be used by
the Director to fund regional panels and similar entities under
section 4723 of this title, of which $100,000 shall be used to fund
activities of the Great Lakes Commission.
(c) Grants for State management programs
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years
1997 through 2002 $4,000,000 to the Department of the Interior, to be
used by the Director for making grants under section 4724 of this title,
of which $1,500,000 shall be used by the Director, in consultation with
the Assistant Secretary, for management of aquatic nuisance vegetation
species.
(d) Intentional introductions policy review
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991,
$500,000 to the Director and the Under Secretary to conduct the
intentional introduction policy review under section 4727 of this title.
(e) Ballast water management demonstration program
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 to carry out
section 4714 of this title.
(f) Research
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $1,000,000
to carry out research on the prevention, monitoring, and control of
aquatic nuisance species in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The funds
shall be made available for use by the Department of Environmental
Management of the State of Rhode Island.
(Pub. L. 101-646, title I, Sec. 1301, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4772;
Pub. L. 102-186, Sec. 4(b)(2), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1283; Pub. L.
104-332, Sec. 2(f), (h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4090, 4091.)
Codification
``Section 322 of title 7'' substituted in subsec. (b)(4)(B) for
``the first section of the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417, chapter
841; 7 U.S.C. 322)''. Section 1 of the act of Aug. 30, 1890, is
classified to sections 322 and 323 of Title 7, Agriculture, but only
section 322 refers to agriculture and the mechanic arts.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to
Pub. L. 101-646, Sec. 1301, which enacted this section.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(1)(B), added par. (3) and
struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: ``$1,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 to the Secretary for implementation
and enforcement of the regulations promulgated under section 4711 of
this title.''
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(1)(A), (C), added
pars. (4) and (5).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(2)(A), substituted ``1997
through 2002'' for ``1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995'' in introductory
provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1) to (7). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(2)(B), added pars.
(1) to (6) and struck out former pars. (1) to (7) which read as follows:
``(1) $7,000,000 to the Director to carry out sections 4722 and 4728
of this title;
``(2) $5,000,000 to the Under Secretary to carry out section 4722 of
this title;
``(3) $1,125,000 to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and
control research under section 4722(i) of this title at the Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration;
``(4) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university research on
aquatic nuisance species under section 4722(f)(3) of this title as
follows:
``(A) $3,375,000 to fund grants under the National Sea Grant
College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.), and of this amount,
$2,500,000 to fund grants in the Great Lakes region; and
``(B) $1,675,000 to fund grants through the Cooperative
Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit Program of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service;
``(5) $500,000 to fund Sea Grant Marine Advisory Services education
and technical assistance related to infestations of zebra mussels under
sections 4722(g) and (h) of this title;
``(6) $200,000 to fund aquatic nuisance species prevention and
control activities of the Great Lakes Commission; and
``(7) $2,000,000 to the Assistant Secretary to carry out section
4722(i)(2) of this title.''
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(3), added subsec. (c) and
struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows:
``There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to make grants under section 4724 of this
title--
``(1) $2,500,000 to the Director; and
``(2) $5,000,000 to the Assistant Secretary.''
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(f)(4), added subsecs. (e)
and (f).
1991--Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 102-186 amended subpar. (A)
generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: ``$3,375,000
to fund grants under section 1125 of title 33, and of this amount,
$2,500,000 to fund grants in the Great Lakes region; and''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4714 of this title; title 33
section 1131.
