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<br /> <br /> Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> Hawaii and cause further environmental and economic damage. <br /> <br /> <br /> (9) The current Federal statutory and regulatory regime is not sufficient <br /> to minimize the introduction of invasive species into Hawaii and the <br /> environmental, economic, and social harm that would result from the <br /> introduction of additional invasive species. <br /> <br /> SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. <br /> <br /> In this Act: <br /> <br /> (1) DISEASE- The term 'disease' means any living stage of a bacterium, <br /> a fungus, a virus or viroid, an infectious agent or other pathogen, or any <br /> other article similar to or allied with any of these specified articles, that <br /> can directly or indirectly cause economic or environmental harm or harm <br /> to human health. <br /> <br /> (2) INTRODUCTION- The terms 'introduce' and 'introduction' refer to <br /> the intentional or unintentional dissemination, placement, release, or <br /> escape of a species as a result of human activity outside of the range <br /> where the species is commonly found. <br /> <br /> (3) INVASIVE SPECIES- The term 'invasive species' means any species, <br /> including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of <br /> propagating that species, whose introduction does or is likely to cause <br /> <br /> economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. <br /> <br /> (4) SECRETARY- The term 'Secretary concerned' means-- <br /> <br /> (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to matters under the <br /> jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; and <br /> <br /> (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to matters under the <br /> jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture. <br /> <br /> (5) SECRETARIES- The term 'Secretaries' means both the Secretary of <br /> the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. <br /> <br /> (6) SPECIES- The term 'species' means a group of organisms all of <br /> which have a high degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally <br /> interbreed only among themselves, and show persistent differences from <br /> members of allied groups of organisms. <br /> <br /> SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING FEDERAL <br /> OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO PREVENTING THE INTRODUCTION OF <br /> <br /> INVASIVE SPECIES IN HAWAII. <br /> <br /> <br /> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?cI09:./temi)/-cI09cS87Ey 9/7/2006 <br />