7 USC 8506 - Role of brown tree snake Technical Working Group

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 27, 2024

§ 8506.

Role of brown tree snake Technical Working Group

(a)

Purpose

(b)

Specific duties and activities

The Technical Working Group shall be responsible for the following:

(1)

The evaluation of Federal, State, and territorial activities, programs and policies that are likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of the brown tree snake in the United States or the Freely Associated States and the preparation of recommendations for governmental actions to minimize the risk of introduction or further spread of the brown tree snake.

(2)

The preparation of recommendations for activities, programs, and policies to reduce and eventually eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam or other areas within the United States where the snake may be established and the monitoring of the implementation of those activities, programs, and policies.

(3)

Any revision of the Brown Tree Snake Control Plan, originally published in June 1996, which was prepared to coordinate Federal, State, territorial, and local government efforts to control, interdict, eradicate or conduct research on the brown tree snake.

(c)

Reporting requirement

(1)

Report

Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Technical Working Group shall prepare a report describing—

(A)

the progress made toward a large-scale population reduction or eradication of the brown tree snake in Guam or other sites that are infested by the brown tree snake;

(B)

the interdiction and other activities required to reduce the risk of introduction of the brown tree snake or other nonindigenous snake species in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, American Samoa, and the Freely Associated States;

(C)

the applied and basic research activities that will lead to improved brown tree snake control, interdiction and eradication efforts conducted by Federal, State, territorial, and local governments; and

(D)

the programs and activities for brown tree snake control, interdiction, research and eradication that have been funded, implemented, and planned by Federal, State, territorial, and local governments.

(2)

Priorities

The Technical Working Group shall include in the report a list of priorities, ranked in high, medium, and low categories, of Federal, State, territorial, and local efforts and programs in the following areas:

(A)

Control.

(B)

Interdiction.

(C)

Research.

(D)

Eradication.

(3)

Assessments

Technical Working Group shall include in the report the following assessments:

(A)

An assessment of current funding shortfalls and future funding needs to support Federal, State, territorial, and local government efforts to control, interdict, eradicate, or conduct research on the brown tree snake.

(B)

An assessment of regulatory limitations that hinder Federal, State, territorial, and local government efforts to control, interdict, eradicate or conduct research on the brown tree snake.

(4)

Submission

(d)

Meetings

(e)

Inclusion of Guam

(f)

Support

(g)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 108–384, § 7, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2224.)

cite as: 7 USC 8506