Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 9/25/2024
Actions
- 2024-09-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2024-09-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2024-09-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5725)
- 2024-09-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5725)
- 2024-09-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1726.
- 2024-09-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5725-5726)
- 2024-09-24Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2023-09-20Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.
- 2023-09-20Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2023-09-20Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2023-09-20Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-205, Part I.
- 2023-09-20Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-205, Part I.
- 2023-06-21Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2023-06-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2023-06-21Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
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CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-20 (08)
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements to research and control Rapid Ohia Death, which is the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha.
Specifically, the Department of the Interior must partner with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Hawaii to control and address Rapid Ohia Death.
In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must continue to research Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must continue to partner with USDA, Hawaii and local stakeholders to manage ungulates (e.g., certain mammals such as deer) in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on federal, state, and private land, with the consent of private landowners.
Finally, the Forest Service must provide (1) financial assistance to prevent the spread of the fungus and to restore the native forests of Hawaii, and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to research the fungus.
Cosponsors (1)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
Subjects
- Animal and plant health
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Hawaii
- Mammals
- Research administration and funding
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