S85-119

Introduced

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 14, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025.
  • Section id7a7794e112b04adca64b89dbf03a2b54: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death, has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State; and the...
  • Section idD6E59C2DECFA404FB54687BB340BC437: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Rapid Ohia Death means the fungus described in section 2(1) that has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State....
  • Section id00DF6E6A2A0C4353A30D8B1363A268CE: 4. Collaboration The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death.
  • Section id305521C28E2F4DFB95370AE11C183465: 5. Sustained efforts The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall continue to conduct research on...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 14, 2025

Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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