H.R. 4569: To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4569: To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-488.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-488. (final step reached)
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Official title

To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service and in consultation with other Federal agencies that have appropriate expertise, to develop a national plan to control and manage Sudden Oak Death, a forest disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Directs such plan to address the following: (1) information derived by the Department of Agriculture to identify Phytophthora ramorum hosts and survey the extent of Sudden Oak Death; (2) past and current efforts to understand the risk posed by Phytophthora ramorum; and (3) control and management efforts, including cost estimates. Authorizes appropriations.

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To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4569, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 (2004-10-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4569, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act of 2004 (2004-10-14)

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4569.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4569 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108