Sec. 3. Watercraft inspection and decontamination authority
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In this subsection, the term task force agency means any Federal agency the head of which is a member of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force under section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 4721(b) ). To limit the movement of aquatic invasive species (as defined in section 2(a)) into or out of the waters of the United States, each task force agency may, as appropriate and in consultation with State wildlife management agencies— conduct mandatory inspections and decontamination of watercraft; and if necessary, impound, quarantine, or otherwise prevent entry of a watercraft.
Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 4721(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (10); and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: the Director of the National Park Service; the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; the Commissioner of Reclamation; and . Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 4722 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2020 , recommend legislative or regulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in authorities between members of the Task Force to effectively manage and control the movement of aquatic nuisance species into or out of waters of the United States. ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1)— in the first sentence, by inserting , economy, infrastructure, after environment ; and in the second sentence, by inserting (including through the use of watercraft inspection and decontamination stations) after aquatic nuisance species ; and in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by inserting infrastructure, and the after ecosystems, .
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