,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbj,mr4 
,mc,adams 7for himself and ,mr4 ,tipton7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prevent the spread of    
aquatic invasive species in western     
waters1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop the ,spread of ,invasive      
,mussels ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,bureau of 
,reclamation assistance  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,aquatic invasive species ,the term     
aquatic invasive species has the meaning
 given the term aquatic nuisance species
 in section #ajjc of the ,nonindigenous 

,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and      
,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#dgjb74  7#b7 ,reclamation ,state ,the  
term reclamation ,state has the meaning 
given the term in section #djad of the  
,water ,infrastructure ,improvements for
 the ,nation ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;b 
note2 ,public ,law #aad-cbb74  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,commissioner of            
,reclamation4  7b7 ,watercraft          
inspection in reclamation states ,the   
,secretary shall provide financial      
assistance to a reclamation ,state to   
prevent the spread of aquatic invasive  
species into and out of reservoirs      
operated and maintained by the          
,secretary1 including financial         
assistance to purchase1 establish1      
operate1 or maintain a watercraft       
inspection and decontamination station  
that has the highest likelihood of      
preventing the spread of aquatic        
invasive species at reservoirs operated 

and maintained by the ,secretary1 if the
 ,secretary determines that the         
financial assistance is-- 7#a7          
necessary2 and  7#b7 in the interests of
 the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,cost share  
,the non-,federal share of the cost of  
purchasing1 establishing1 operating1 and
 maintaining a watercraft inspection and
 decontamination station 7including a   
non-,federal watercraft inspection and  
decontamination station7 under          
subsection 7b71 including personnel     
costs1 shall be-- 7#a7 not less than #ej
 percent2 and  7#b7 provided by the     
reclamation ,state1 or a unit of local  
government in the reclamation ,state1 in
 which the watercraft inspection and    
decontamination station or other project
 is located4  7d7 ,priority ,in         
providing financial assistance to a     
reclamation ,state under subsection 7b71
 the ,secretary shall give priority to a
 project that-- 7#a7 would prevent the  
spread of an aquatic invasive species to
 waters under the jurisdiction of the   

,secretary1 including an irrigation1    
reclamation1 or other water project2 and
  7#b7 aligns with-- 7,a7 priorities of 
the reclamation ,state2 and  7,b7 the   
document submitted to the ,aquatic      
,nuisance ,species ,task ,force entitled
 ,quagga-,zebra ,mussel ,action ,plan   
for ,western ,u4,s4 ,waters and dated   
,february #bjaj4  7e7 ,coordination ,in 
carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary shall consult and coordinate 
with-- 7#a7 each of the reclamation     
,states2  7#b7 affected ,indian ,tribes2
 and  7#c7 the heads of appropriate     
,federal agencies4  7f7 ,authorization  
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #be1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbj and each fiscal year thereafter4  
#c4 ,watercraft inspection and          
decontamination authority  7a7          
,mandatory inspection and               
decontamination  7#a7 ,definition of    
task force agency ,in this subsection1  
the term task force agency means any    

,federal agency the head of which is a  
member of the ,aquatic ,nuisance        
,species ,task ,force under section     
#abja7;b7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic
 ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act
 of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgba7;b774    
7#b7 ,mandatory inspection and          
decontamination ,to limit the movement  
of aquatic invasive species 7as defined 
in section #b7;a77 into or out of the   
waters of the ,united ,states1 each task
 force agency may1 as appropriate and in
 consultation with ,state wildlife      
management agencies-- 7,a7 conduct      
mandatory inspections and               
decontamination of watercraft2 and  7,b7
 if necessary1 impound1 quarantine1 or  
otherwise prevent entry of a watercraft4
  7b7 ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task 
,force ,section #abja7;b7 of the        
,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance       
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgba7;b77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and 
at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating      

paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7  
the following3  7#g7 the ,director of   
the ,national ,park ,service2  7#h7 the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management2  7#i7 the ,commissioner of 
,reclamation2 and  4  7c7 ,aquatic      
nuisance species program ,section #abjb 
of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance
 ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbb7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#e71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#g7 not later than #ij days
 after the date of enactment of the     
,stop the ,spread of ,invasive ,mussels 
,act of #bjbj1 recommend legislative or 
regulatory changes to eliminate         
remaining gaps in authorities between   
members of the ,task ,force to          
effectively manage and control the      
movement of aquatic nuisance species    

into or out of waters of the ,united    
,states4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in   
the first sentence1 by inserting 1      
economy1 infrastructure1 after          
environment2 and  7ii7 in the second    
sentence1 by inserting 7including       
through the use of watercraft inspection
 and decontamination stations7 after    
aquatic nuisance species2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 in the second sentence1 
by inserting infrastructure1 and the    
after ecosystems14  #d4 ,technical      
corrections ,section #ajd7;d7 of the    
,river and ,harbor ,act of #aieh 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #faj7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 the subsection heading1 by inserting   
and ,decontamination after ,inspection2 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the          
subparagraph heading1 by inserting and  
decontamination after inspection2 and   
7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking       
,arizona and inserting ,arkansas2 and   
7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and  

inserting the following3  7,b7          
,locations ,the ,secretary shall place  
watercraft inspection and               
decontamination stations under          
subparagraph 7,a7 at locations with the 
highest likelihood of preventing the    
spread of aquatic invasive species into 
and out of waters of the ,united        
,states1 as determined by the ,secretary
 in consultation with the ,governors and
 entities described in paragraph 7#c74  
2 and  7#c7 by striking watercraft      
inspection stations each place it       
appears and inserting watercraft        
inspection and decontamination stations4