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[CITE: 42USC14221]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                      SUBCHAPTER XIV--MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec. 14221. Task force relating to introduction of nonindigenous 
        species
        

(1) In general

    The Attorney General is authorized to convene a law enforcement task 
force in Hawaii to facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal 
laws, and laws of the State of Hawaii, relating to the wrongful 
conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal 
species.

(2) Membership

    (A) The task force shall be composed of representatives of--
        (i) the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of 
    Hawaii;
        (ii) the United States Customs Service;
        (iii) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
        (iv) the Fish and Wildlife Service;
        (v) the National Park Service;
        (vi) the United States Forest Service;
        (vii) the Military Customs Inspection Office of the Department 
    of Defense;
        (viii) the United States Postal Service;
        (ix) the office of the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii;
        (x) the Hawaii Department of Agriculture;
        (xi) the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; and
        (xii) such other individuals as the Attorney General deems 
    appropriate.

    (B) The Attorney General shall, to the extent practicable, select 
individuals to serve on the task force who have experience with the 
enforcement of laws relating to the wrongful conveyance, sale, or 
introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.

(3) Duties

    The task force shall--
        (A) facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal and 
    State laws relating to the conveyance, sale, or introduction of 
    nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii; and
        (B) make recommendations on ways to strengthen Federal and State 
    laws and law enforcement strategies designed to prevent the 
    introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.

(4) Report

    The task force shall report to the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and to the Committee on 
the Judiciary and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Agriculture, 
and Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 
Representatives on--
        (A) the progress of its enforcement efforts; and
        (B) the adequacy of existing Federal laws and laws of the State 
    of Hawaii that relate to the introduction of nonindigenous plant and 
    animal species.

Thereafter, the task force shall make such reports as the task force 
deems appropriate.

(5) Consultation

    The task force shall consult with Hawaii agricultural interests and 
representatives of Hawaii conservation organizations about methods of 
preventing the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of 
nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320108(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 
2111.)

      Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

    Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of 
Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House 
Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. For 
treatment of references to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 
see section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding 
section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
