To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Jill N. Tokuda
D-HI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires Interior and Agriculture Departments to partner with Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, a fungal disease killing Hawaii's native ohia trees. Continues research on vectors/transmission and ungulate management in control areas.
Who Benefits and How
Hawaii's native forests protected from disease spread. Ohia trees (keystone species) receive coordinated federal-state response.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USGS, Fish and Wildlife, and Forest Service continue research and management activities.
Key Provisions
- Interior-Agriculture-Hawaii collaboration required
- USGS research on disease vectors and transmission
- Fish and Wildlife ungulate management in control areas
- Forest Service treatment and restoration activities
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires federal collaboration with Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death disease
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Coordinate federal response to Hawaiian forest disease"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Disease caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata affecting Metrosideros polymorpha
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