Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

H.R. 8965 · 117th Congress · Sep 22, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to improve provisions relating to invasive species management, and for other purposes.

This Act may be cited as the “Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act”.

Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)—

(A)

by striking “$50,000,000” and inserting “$75,000,000”; and

(B)

by striking “2024” and inserting “2028”; and

(2)

in subsection (g)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A)—

(i)

by striking “water quantity or water quality” and inserting “water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems”; and

(ii)

by inserting “the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin,” after “the Upper Snake River Basin,”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata),” after “angustifolia)”.