,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbj,mr4   
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,nutria ,eradication &       
,control ,act ( #bjjc to include        
,cali=nia 9 ! program1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,nutria eradication ,! ,nutria    
,eradication & ,control ,act ( #bjjc    
7,public ,law #ajh-af7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 section #b-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a7--   
7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,wetl&s & 
tidal m>%es ( ! ,*esapeake ,bay & 9     
,l\isiana & ins]t+ ,wetl&s1 tidal m>%es1
 & agricultural l&s2  7ii7 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 by /rik+ 9 ,m>yl& & ,l\isiana2 &  
7iii7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#c7 to read z  
foll[s3  7#c7 ,traditional h>ve/ me?ods 
to control or eradicate nutria h fail$4 
,consequ5tly1 m>% loss1 loss ( public & 
private wetl&s1 & loss ( agricultural   
l&s are accel]at+4  2 &  7,b7 9         

subsection 7b71 by /rik+ ! ,/ate (      
,m>yl& & ! ,/ate ( ,l\isiana & ins]t+   
any ,/ate t has demon/rat$ ! ne$2 &     
7#b7 9 section #c-- 7,a7 by am5d+       
subsection 7a7 to read z foll[s3  7a7   
,grant au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y71 may provide f9ancial        
assi/ance to a ,/ate1 9 an am\nt t is 9 
proportion to ! total impact$ area ( su*
 ,/ate affect$ by nutria1 t has         
demon/rat$ to ! ,secret>y suffici5t ne$ 
= a program to implem5t measures to     
eradicate or control nutria & re/ore    
m>%l&1 public & private wetl&s1 &       
agricultural l&s damag$ by nutria4  2   
7,b7 by /rik+ subsection 7b72  7,c7 9   
subsection 7d7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by
 /rik+ ! program may & ins]t+ a ,/ate   
program ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 may2 
&  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ !     
program may & ins]t+ a ,/ate program    
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 may2  7,d7 9 
subsection 7e71 by ins]t+ to a ,/ate    
aft] provid$2  7,e7 9 subsection 7f71 by

 /rik+ #d1jjj1jjj & all t foll[s &      
ins]t+ #ab1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s  
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbe42 &  7,f7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7f7 z  
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e74