Sec. 9018. Annual report on invasive species
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on invasive species. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A list of each invasive species that is in the United States as of the date of the report. For each invasive species listed under subparagraph (A)— the country from which the species originated; the means in which the species entered the United States; the year in which the species entered the United States; the rate by which the entry of the species is increasing or decreasing; cost estimates, covering both the date of the report and future periods, of the cost of such species to the public and private sectors; if cost estimates cannot be conducted under clause (v), a detailed explanation of why; environmental impact estimates, covering both the date of the report and future periods, of the environmental impact of the species; if environmental impact estimates cannot be conducted under clause (vii), a detailed explanation of why; recommendations as to what steps are needed to combat the species; a description of the ongoing research occurring to combat the species; and a description of any legal recourse available to people affected by the species. Any other matter the Secretary determines appropriate. The report under paragraph
(1)shall cover the period beginning in 1980 and ending on the date on which the report is submitted. Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on which the report under paragraph
(1)of subsection
(a)is submitted, the Secretary shall submit annually to Congress an updated report, including an update to each of the matters described in paragraph
(2)of such subsection. The Secretary shall make each report under this section available to the public.