Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/2254

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118 STAT. 2224 PUBLIC LAW 108–384—OCT. 30, 2004 (5) For activities conducted through the United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources, not more than $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. (d) PLANNING ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to be appro priated to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior such amounts as may be required to carry out subsection (b)(10). SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS TO CONTROL THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF THE BROWN TREE SNAKE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, but subject to the memorandum of agreement required by subsection (b) with respect to Guam, the Secretaries shall establish and cause to be operated at Federal expense a system of pre departure quar antine protocols for cargo and other items being shipped from Guam and any other United States location where the brown tree snake may become established to prevent the introduction or spread of the brown tree snake. The Secretaries shall establish the quar antine protocols system by regulation. Under the quarantine proto cols system, Federal quarantine, natural resource, conservation, and law enforcement officers and inspectors may enforce State and territorial laws regarding the transportation, possession, or introduction of any brown tree snake. (b) COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION.—The activities of the Secretaries under subsection (a) shall be carried out in cooperation with other Federal agencies and the appropriate State and terri torial quarantine, natural resource, conservation, and law enforce ment officers. In the case of Guam, as a precondition on the establishment of the system of pre departure quarantine protocols under such subsection, the Secretaries shall enter into a memo randum of agreement with the Government of Guam to obtain the assistance and cooperation of the Government of Guam in establishing the system of pre departure quarantine protocols. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The system of pre departure quarantine protocols to be established under subsection (a) shall not be imple mented until funds are specifically appropriated for that purpose. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the following amounts: (1) To the Secretary of Agriculture, not more than $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. (2) To the Secretary of the Interior, not more than $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF BROWN TREE SNAKES AS NONMAILABLE MATTER. A brown tree snake constitutes nonmailable matter under sec tion 3015 of title 39, United States Code. SEC. 7. ROLE OF BROWN TREE SNAKE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP. (a) PURPOSE.—The Technical Working Group shall ensure that Federal, State, territorial, and local agency efforts concerning the brown tree snake are coordinated, effective, complementary, and cost effective. (b) SPECIFIC DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES.—The Technical Working Group shall be responsible for the following: 7 USC 8506. 7 USC 8505. Contracts. Regulations. Deadline. 7 USC 8504.