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Legislation signed into law in the 1980s on Invasive Species
Summarized by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, updated June 2022
Lacey Act, amendments
P.L. 97-79, 95 Stat. 1073, 1981; 16 USC 3371-3378, 1981;
P.L. 100-653, 102 Stat. 3825, 1988;
P.L. 98-327, 98 Stat. 271, 1984
16 USC 3371-3378
US Code, Title 16, Conservation
Chapter 53, Control of Illegally Taken Fish & Wildlife
Sections 3371-3378
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife Service
The Lacey Act prohibits the import, export, sell, purchase, or acquire fish, wildlife, or plants that are taken, sold, or transported in violation of U.S. law, tribal law, State laws, or international laws. “The law covers all fish and wildlife and their parts or products, and plants protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and those protected by State law.”
Amended by the Farm Bill of 2008.
Reclamation Reform Act, 1982, as amended
Pub. L. 97-293, Oct. 12, 1982, amended through 1995
43 USC 371-630
US Code, Title 43, Public Lands
Chapter 12, Reclamation & Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
Sections 371-615
Chapter 13, Federal Lands Included in State Irrigation Districts
Sections 621-630
Agency: US Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
The law regulates the distribution of irrigation water, subsidizing irrigation expenses for farms in Western States.
The Reclamation Act funded hundreds of irrigation projects in the West, in order to open the arid Western States to agriculture. The law funded the construction of many dams, reservoirs, and hydropower plants, on Federal lands in the West. The intent of the law was misused, and it was not until 1982 that the law was significantly amended to better regulate water distribution and to increase the size of farm acreage that was eligible for the water subsidies.
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Legislation signed into law in the 1980s on Invasive Species
Summarized by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, updated June 2022
Lacey Act, amendments
P.L. 97-79, 95 Stat. 1073, 1981; 16 USC 3371-3378, 1981;
P.L. 100-653, 102 Stat. 3825, 1988;
P.L. 98-327, 98 Stat. 271, 1984
16 USC 3371-3378
US Code, Title 16, Conservation
Chapter 53, Control of Illegally Taken Fish & Wildlife
Sections 3371-3378
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife Service
The Lacey Act prohibits the import, export, sell, purchase, or acquire fish, wildlife, or plants that are taken, sold, or transported in violation of U.S. law, tribal law, State laws, or international laws. “The law covers all fish and wildlife and their parts or products, and plants protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and those protected by State law.”
Amended by the Farm Bill of 2008.
Reclamation Reform Act, 1982, as amended
Pub. L. 97-293, Oct. 12, 1982, amended through 1995
43 USC 371-630
US Code, Title 43, Public Lands
Chapter 12, Reclamation & Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
Sections 371-615
Chapter 13, Federal Lands Included in State Irrigation Districts
Sections 621-630
Agency: US Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
The law regulates the distribution of irrigation water, subsidizing irrigation expenses for farms in Western States.
The Reclamation Act funded hundreds of irrigation projects in the West, in order to open the arid Western States to agriculture. The law funded the construction of many dams, reservoirs, and hydropower plants, on Federal lands in the West. The intent of the law was misused, and it was not until 1982 that the law was significantly amended to better regulate water distribution and to increase the size of farm acreage that was eligible for the water subsidies.
Previous Sections on Federal Legislation:
- 1930s Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- Federal Seed Act 1939
- 1940s-1960s Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- 1970s Federal Laws on Invasive Species
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