United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 16. CONSERVATION |
Chapter 67. AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL |
SubChapter III. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES DISPERSAL |
§ 4721. Establishment of Task Force
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(a) Task Force There is hereby established an “Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force”.
(b) Membership Membership of the Task Force shall consist of— (1) the Director; (2) the Under Secretary; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (4) the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard; (5) the Assistant Secretary; (6) the Secretary of Agriculture; and (7) the head of any other Federal agency that the chairpersons designated under subsection (d) of this section deem appropriate. (c) Ex officio members The chairpersons designated under subsection (d) of this section shall invite representatives of the Great Lakes Commission, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program, and State agencies and other governmental entities to participate as ex officio members of the Task Force.
(d) Chairpersons The Director and the Under Secretary shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Task Force and shall be jointly responsible, and are authorized to undertake such activities as may be necessary, for carrying out this subchapter in consultation and cooperation with the other members of the Task Force.
(e) Memorandum of understanding Within six months of
November 29, 1990 , the Director and the Under Secretary shall develop a memorandum of understanding that describes the role of each in jointly carrying out this subchapter.(f) Coordination Each Task Force member shall coordinate any action to carry out this subchapter with any such action by other members of the Task Force, and regional, State and local entities.
References In Text
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (d) to (f), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 1201–1209) of title I of Pub. L. 101–646,
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1201, which enacted this section.
Subsec. (b)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(A), struck out “and” at end of par. (5), added par. (6), and redesignated former par. (6) as (7).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(e)(2)(B), inserted “the Chesapeake Bay Program, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program,” before “and State agencies”.
Pub. L. 104–182 inserted “, the Lake Champlain Basin Program,” after “Great Lakes Commission”.
Transfer Of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of