Resource Number: 14599
Title: Federal Policy Options: Addressing the Movement of Aquatic Invasive Species Onto and Off of Federal Lands and Waters
Publisher: National Invasive Species Council
Description: The United States faces significant economic and environmental threats from invasive species. The
prevention, management, and control of invasive species is a cross-cutting issue involving multiple
federal agencies and requires a coordinated multi-agency response with tribal, state, and local
jurisdictions. This paper provides guidance and policy options to increase coordination among the
federal government and state and local partners to strengthen national efforts to prevent and contain
the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). This paper summarizes a review completed by federal
agencies of their current authorities and potential opportunities to prevent and control AIS on federal
lands and waters. The paper focuses on AIS but more general authorities may pertain to terrestrial
species as well. This summary and the underlying review may serve as an informational guide to identify
existing laws, regulations, and policies that can be utilized by agencies or bureaus to address the
movement of invasive species both onto and off of federally managed lands and waters; it does not
represent a complete or definitive list of all federal legal authorities on invasive species nor is it intended to interpret or amend any federal legal authorities. Additional steps for consideration by participating federal agencies as well as partners within the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and the National Invasive Species Council are identified at the end of this paper.
Last Updated: June 20, 2019
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