Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 keeps the existing federal nutria eradication program alive for five more years. It amends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 by replacing the 2025 authorization end date with 2030. The underlying program supports efforts to eradicate or control nutria, an invasive rodent that damages wetlands, marshes, levees, crops, and wildlife habitat. The bill also makes a technical punctuation correction in the section defining the Secretary.
Who Benefits and How
State wildlife agencies in nutria-affected states benefit because federal authorization for eradication and control work continues through 2030. Coastal wetland restoration programs benefit because nutria-control work can reduce damage to marsh vegetation and habitat. Farmers and landowners in affected regions benefit if continued control work lowers crop, levee, and drainage damage. Environmental remediation contractors and wildlife-management contractors benefit from continued program demand for trapping, monitoring, habitat restoration, and eradication services.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues administering nutria-control support and coordinating with participating states. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of any continued appropriations under the authorization through 2030. State program managers must continue documenting eradication, control, and restoration activities to use the federal program effectively. Contractors working under the program must meet agency requirements for wildlife-control and habitat-restoration work.
Key Provisions
- Extends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act authorization by replacing the 2025 sunset with 2030.
- Authorizes continued federal support for nutria eradication and control activities in affected states.
- Provides program authority relevant to wetland protection, crop protection, levee protection, and habitat restoration.
- Makes a technical punctuation correction in the underlying Act's reference to the Secretary.
- Keeps state and federal wildlife managers operating under the 2003 program framework for another five years.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 authorization from 2025 to 2030, keeping federal support available for nutria eradication and control work in affected states while making a technical punctuation correction to the Secretary definition.
Key Policy Areas
Wildlife, Environmental Protection, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
Extends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 authorization from 2025 to 2030, keeping federal support available for nutria eradication and control work in affected states while making a technical punctuation correction to the Secretary definition.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- State wildlife agencies in nutria-affected states
- Coastal wetland restoration programs
- Farmers in affected regions
- Landowners in affected regions
- Environmental remediation contractors
- Wildlife-management contractors
Identified Costs
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Federal taxpayers
- State program managers
- Wildlife-control contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H451-452)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H449-450)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State wildlife agencies in nutria-affected states, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Positive-direction: State wildlife agencies in nutria-affected states
Negative-direction: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Coastal wetland restoration programs, Wildlife-management contractors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary responsible for administering the Nutria Eradication and Control Act
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