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Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) Page 1 of 6 HR 3468 IH 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3468 To recognize the unique ecosystems of the Hawaiian islands and the threat to these ecosystems posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expand Federal efforts to prevent the introduction in Hawaii of non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2005 Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To recognize the unique ecosystems of the Hawaiian islands and the threat to these ecosystems posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expand Federal efforts to prevent the introduction in Hawaii of non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases, 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 ' Hawaii Invasive Species Prevention Act'. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The uniqueness of the Hawaiian islands lies in part due to their isolation from continental landmasses, their great topographic and climatic diversity, and the intervals between natural colonization http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c109:./temp/-clO9cS87Ey 9/7/2006