H.R. 375

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 375 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 375

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 24, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry

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AN ACT

To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate 
with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address 
Rapid Ohia Death, 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 ``Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Rapid ohia death.--The term ``Rapid Ohia Death'' means 
the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis 
fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros 
polymorpha.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Hawaii.

SEC. 3. COLLABORATION.

The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death.

SEC. 4. SUSTAINED EFFORTS.

(a) Transmission.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Chief of 
the Forest Service, acting through the Forest Service Institute of 
Pacific Islands Forestry, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid 
Ohia Death vectors and transmission.
(b) Ungulate Management.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
shall continue to partner with the Secretary of Agriculture, the State, 
and with local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death 
control areas on Federal, State, and private land, with the consent of 
private landowners.
(c) Restoration and Research.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide--
(1) financial assistance, including through agreements with 
the Secretary of the Interior--
(A) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and
(B) to restore the native forests of the State; and
(2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the 
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on 
Rapid Ohia Death.

Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.