§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; and

(3) $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.

(b) Task Force and aquatic nuisance species program

There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to develop and implement the provisions of subchapter III of this chapter-

(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 ² 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.

(c) Grants for State management programs

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.

(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.

( Pub. L. 101–646, title I, §1301, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4772 ; Pub. L. 102–186, §4(b)(2), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1283 .)

References in Text

The National Sea Grant College Program Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A), is title II of Pub. L. 89–454, as added Pub. L. 89–688, §1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 998 , as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§1121 et seq.) of chapter 22 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1121 of Title 33 and Tables.

Amendments

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".

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis.

² So in original. Probably should be "section".