Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act

Summary

Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to carry out a salt cedar (Tamarix spp) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) assessment and demonstration program to: (1) assess the extent of the infestation by salt cedar and Russian olive trees in the western United States; (2) demonstrate strategic solutions for the long-term management of such trees and the reestablishment of native vegetation; and (3) assess economic means to dispose of biomass created as a result of removal of those trees. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the administration of such program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete an assessment of the extent of the infestation on public and private land; (2) identify and document long-term management and funding strategies that could be implemented by federal, state, and private land managers in addressing the infestation and that should be tested as components of specified demonstration projects; and (3) establish a program that selects and funds at least five projects proposed by and implemented in collaboration with federal agencies, state and local governments, national laboratories, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, individuals, organizations, or soil and water conservation districts to demonstrate and evaluate the most effective methods of controlling salt cedar and Russian olive trees. Directs the Secretary to complete an analysis of economic means to use or dispose of biomass created by salt cedar and Russian olive tree removal.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

17 official files

• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 11 October 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 11 October 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Public Law

  summary · EN · 11 October 2006

  Open at official source

• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 29 September 2006

  Open at official source

• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 3 May 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 3 May 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 2 May 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 2 May 2006

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 2 May 2006

  Open at official source

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 December 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 December 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported to House without amendment, Part I

  summary · EN · 13 December 2005

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 May 2005

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.