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H.R. 5900: Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act

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H.R. 5900: Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act

Plain summary

Refugee Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide under the Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Grant Program or the REPAIR Program (established by this Act): (1) a grant to any eligible applicant to carry out a qualified control project to control harmful nonnative species; and (2) a grant to any state to carry out an assessment project to identify harmful nonnative species, assess the needs to restore, manage, or enhance native fish, wildlife and habitats, identify priorities, and identify mechanisms to increase capacity building for native fish, wildlife, and habitats. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Invasive Species Advisory Committee on: (1) the projects proposed for such grants; and (2) regarding the development of a database concerning control projects carried out with such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to enable an immediate response to outbreaks of harmful nonnative species that threaten or may negatively impact refuge resources that are at a stage at which rapid eradication or control is possible, and to ensure eradication or immediate control of such species. Directs the Secretary to establish a Cooperative Volunteer Invasives Monitoring and Control Program to document and combat invasive species in national wildlife refuges.

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Official text

Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 13 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Thompson (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5900 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109