H.R. 6761 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6761 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2020Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States in eradicating the Asian giant hornet, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020. 2. Murder hornet eradication program (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program to provide financial assistance to States for management, research, and public education activities necessary to— (1) eradicate the Asian giant hornet; and (2) restore bee populations damaged by the Asian giant hornet. (b) Eligibility A State is eligible to receive funds under this section if such State has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate the Asian giant hornet. (c) Cost sharing (1) Federal share The Federal share of the costs of the program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program. (2) In-kind contributions The non-Federal share of the costs of the program may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services. (d) Limitation on administrative expenses Not more than 5 percent of financial assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used for administrative expenses. (e) Authorization of appropriations For financial assistance under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Asian giant hornet The term Asian giant hornet means a Vespa mandarinia. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and insular possessions of the United States.