Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to require any person, upon importation of any plant, to possess and have available for inspection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) a declaration that contains: (1) the scientific name of any plant (including the genus and species of the plant) contained in the importation; and (2) a description of the declared value of the plant or the merchandise containing the plant, the quantity of the plant, and the name of the country from which the plant was taken. (Currently, a person is required to file such a declaration that describes the value of the importation.)
Revises the rulemaking procedure applicable to such importation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the USFWS and in consultation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) distinguish among different species; and (2) limit the applicability of the Act to a particular class or type of species if the Secretary determines that application of this Act would not be feasible, practicable, or effective.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3324 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3324
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome
paperwork, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 23, 2013
Mr. Harris (for himself and Mr. Fleming) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome
paperwork, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``The Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1981.
Section 3(f) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3372(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by--
(A) striking ``files'' and inserting ``possesses
and has available for inspection by the Secretary,
acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, if so requested,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(i) the declared value of the plant or
the merchandise containing the plant;''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
``(6) Regulations.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in
consultation with the Animal and Health Inspection
Service, may issue, in accordance with section 553 of
title 5, United States Code, such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out this subsection.
``(B) Distinction; limitation on applicability.--In
promulgating such regulations, the Secretary may--
``(i) distinguish among different species;
and
``(ii) limit the applicability of this
subsection to a particular class or type of
species if the Secretary determines that
application of this subsection would not be
feasible, practicable, or effective.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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