§ 4726 - International cooperation

CHAPTER 67— AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER III— PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES DISPERSAL

(a) The Task Force shall provide timely advice to the Secretary of State concerning aquatic nuisance species that infest waters shared with other countries.

(b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Task Force, is encouraged to initiate negotiations with the governments of foreign countries concerning the planning and implementation of prevention, monitoring, research, education, and control programs related to aquatic nuisance species infesting shared water resources.

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Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1206, which enacted this section.