FEDERAL · 33 U.S.C. · Chapter 36
Aquatic invasive species research
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
(a)In general
As part of the ongoing activities of the Engineer Research and Development Center to address the spread and impacts of aquatic invasive species, the Secretary shall undertake research on the prevention, management, and eradication of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp, elodea, hydrilla, quagga mussels, and zebra mussels.
(b)Locations
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with Corps of Engineers district offices representing diverse geographical regions of the continental United States that are impacted or could be impacted in the future by aquatic invasive species, such as the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes, and reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary.
(c)Report
Not later than 180 days after October 23
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History
(Pub. L. 115–270, title I, §1108, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3774; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, §502, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2744; Pub. L. 117–263, div. H, title LXXXI, §8305(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3778.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, and also as part of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted ", hydrilla" after "elodea".
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, §502(1), substituted "prevention, management," for "management" and inserted ", elodea, quagga mussels," after "Asian carp".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260, §502(2), inserted "or could be impacted in the future" after "that are impacted" and substituted "Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes, and reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary." for "Pacific, and Gulf coasts and the Great Lakes."
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
"Secretary" Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 102 of Pub. L. 115–270, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, and also as part of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted ", hydrilla" after "elodea".
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, §502(1), substituted "prevention, management," for "management" and inserted ", elodea, quagga mussels," after "Asian carp".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260, §502(2), inserted "or could be impacted in the future" after "that are impacted" and substituted "Pacific, Arctic, and Gulf Coasts, the Great Lakes, and reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary." for "Pacific, and Gulf coasts and the Great Lakes."
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
"Secretary" Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 102 of Pub. L. 115–270, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.