A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on public and private land.
Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 - Amends the Plant Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to weed management entities to control or eradicate noxious weeds. Sets forth criteria for making grants to weed management entities and for the selection for funding of weed eradication projects. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to States with approved weed management entities established by Indian tribes.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with weed management entities for funding of weed eradication activities that take into consideration various factors, including: (1) the severity of the noxious weeds problem or potential problem; (2) the likelihood that the activities will prevent or resolve the weed problem or increase knowledge about resolving similar problems; (3) the extent to which the activities will provide a comprehensive approach to the control or eradication of noxious weeds; (4) the extent to which the activities will improve the overall capacity of the United States to address noxious weed problems; and (5) the extent to which the activities promote cooperation and participation between States that have a common interest in controlling and eradicating noxious weeds.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with weed management entities to enable rapid response to outbreaks of noxious weeds.
States that the assistance authorized under this Act is meant to supplement, and not replace, other assistance available for control or eradication of harmful, invasive weeds on public and private lands.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009. Limits funding for administrative costs to five percent of available funds.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Mr. Gibbons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7971-7972)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 144.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7971-7972)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7971-7972)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to text of the bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11185-11186; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11185-11186)
Senate agreed to House amendment to text of the bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11185-11186; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11185-11186)
Enacted as Public Law 108-412
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to title of the bill by Unanimous Consent.
Senate agreed to House amendment to title of the bill by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-412.
Became Public Law No: 108-412.