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Executive Orders related to invasive species management
Summary prepared by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, December, 2020.
President Carter’s Executive Order 11987, May 24, 1977, “Exotic Organisms.” Order 11987 “requires Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to: restrict the introduction of exotic species into the natural ecosystems on lands and waters owned or leased by the United States; encourage States, local governments, and private citizens to prevent the introduction of exotic species into natural ecosystems of the U.S.; restrict the importation and introduction of exotic species into any natural U.S. ecosystems as a result of activities they undertake, fund, or authorize; and restrict the use of Federal funds, programs, or authorities to export native species for introduction into ecosystems outside the U.S. where they do not occur naturally.”
President Clinton’s Executive Order 13112, Feb. 3, 1999, “Invasive Species,” defined the target species as “alien species,” “not native to that ecosystem.” It restricts the definition to “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. The order directs all Federal Agencies to address invasive species concerns, and refrain from actions likely to increase invasive species problems. It created the Interagency Invasive Species Council, now named the National Invasive Species Council. And it called for a National Invasive Species Management Plan to better coordinate Federal Agency efforts.
This order was amended/expanded with President Obama’s Executive Oder 13751: Dec. 8, 2016: “Safeguarding the nation from the impacts of invasive species”: These orders created the National Invasive Species Council and the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, and called upon Federal Agencies to take steps to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. The amended order “incorporates considerations of human and environmental health, climate change, technological innovation, and other emerging priorities into Federal efforts to address invasive species; and strengthens coordinated, cost-efficient Federal action.” This order revoked Executive Order 11987.
President Joseph R. Biden: Executive Order 14048 of Sept. 30, 2021:
"Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
"By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1 . Each advisory committee listed below is continued or, to the extent necessary, reestablished until September 30, 2023. (Note: Within this order, President Biden reestablished many committees. Only one relates to management of invasive species):
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Executive Orders related to invasive species management
Summary prepared by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, December, 2020.
President Carter’s Executive Order 11987, May 24, 1977, “Exotic Organisms.” Order 11987 “requires Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to: restrict the introduction of exotic species into the natural ecosystems on lands and waters owned or leased by the United States; encourage States, local governments, and private citizens to prevent the introduction of exotic species into natural ecosystems of the U.S.; restrict the importation and introduction of exotic species into any natural U.S. ecosystems as a result of activities they undertake, fund, or authorize; and restrict the use of Federal funds, programs, or authorities to export native species for introduction into ecosystems outside the U.S. where they do not occur naturally.”
President Clinton’s Executive Order 13112, Feb. 3, 1999, “Invasive Species,” defined the target species as “alien species,” “not native to that ecosystem.” It restricts the definition to “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. The order directs all Federal Agencies to address invasive species concerns, and refrain from actions likely to increase invasive species problems. It created the Interagency Invasive Species Council, now named the National Invasive Species Council. And it called for a National Invasive Species Management Plan to better coordinate Federal Agency efforts.
This order was amended/expanded with President Obama’s Executive Oder 13751: Dec. 8, 2016: “Safeguarding the nation from the impacts of invasive species”: These orders created the National Invasive Species Council and the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, and called upon Federal Agencies to take steps to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species. The amended order “incorporates considerations of human and environmental health, climate change, technological innovation, and other emerging priorities into Federal efforts to address invasive species; and strengthens coordinated, cost-efficient Federal action.” This order revoked Executive Order 11987.
President Joseph R. Biden: Executive Order 14048 of Sept. 30, 2021:
"Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
"By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1 . Each advisory committee listed below is continued or, to the extent necessary, reestablished until September 30, 2023. (Note: Within this order, President Biden reestablished many committees. Only one relates to management of invasive species):
- Invasive Species Advisory Committee"
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
- 1980s Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- 1990s Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- 2000-2010 Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- 2011-2022 Federal Laws on Invasive Species
- Federal Bills on Invasive Species not passed
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