16 U.S.C. § 4726
Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]
The Task Force shall provide timely advice to the Secretary of State concerning aquatic nuisance species that infest waters shared with other countries.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Task Force, is encouraged to initiate negotiations with the governments of foreign countries concerning the planning and implementation of prevention, monitoring, research, education, and control programs related to aquatic nuisance species infesting shared water resources.
16 U.S.C. § 4726
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1996- Pub. L. 104-332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101-646, §1206, which enacted this section.
- Secretary
- "Secretary" means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating;
- State
- "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States;
- Task Force
- "Task Force" means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established under section 4721 of this title;
- aquatic nuisance species
- "aquatic nuisance species" means a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational activities dependent on such waters;