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Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025.
Section 2
2. Definitions In this Act: The term Rapid Ohia Death means the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha. The term State means the State of Hawaii.
Section 3
3. Collaboration The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death.
Section 4
4. Sustained efforts The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Chief of the Forest Service, acting through the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue to partner with the Secretary of Agriculture, the State, and with local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on Federal, State, and private land, with the consent of private landowners. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide— financial assistance, including through agreements with the Secretary of the Interior— to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and to restore the native forests of the State; and staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death.