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S.1519: Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced July 27, 2009
- Latest Major Action May 5, 2010
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Bill Cosponsors
4 (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Establishes a nutria eradication program under which the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance on a cost-sharing basis to Maryland, Louisiana, and the "coastal states" (Delaware, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington) to eradicate or control nutria and restore nutria-damaged wetland. (States that the program goal in Maryland is nutria eradication.) Requires the Maryland...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 111-182.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 367.
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| July 27, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) |