Sec. 2405. Feral swine eradication and control pilot program
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a feral swine eradication and control pilot program to respond to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall— study and assess the nature and extent of damage to the pilot areas caused by feral swine; develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot areas; develop methods to restore damage caused by feral swine; and provide financial assistance to agricultural producers in pilot areas.
The Secretary may provide financial assistance to agricultural producers under the pilot program to implement methods to— eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot areas; and restore damage caused by feral swine. The Secretary shall ensure that the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service coordinate for purposes of this section through State technical committees established under section 1261 of the Food Security Act of 1985.
The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in areas of States in which feral swine have been identified as a threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as determined by the Secretary. The Federal share of the costs activities under the pilot program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such activities. The non-Federal share of the costs of activities under the pilot program may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services.
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)— 50 percent shall be allocated to the Natural Resources Conservation Service to carry out the pilot program, including the provision of financial assistance to producers for on-farm trapping and technology related to capturing and confining feral swine; and 50 percent shall be allocated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to carry out the pilot program, including the use of established, and testing of innovative, population reduction methods.
Not more than 10 percent of funds made available under this section may be used for administrative expenses of the pilot program.