110 STAT. 4088 PUBLIC LAW 104-332—OCT. 26, 1996 "(A) identify"; (iii) by striking "(2) make" and inserting the following: "(B) make"; (iv) by striking "(3) assist" and inserting the following: "(C) assist"; (v) by striking "(4) coordinate" and inserting the following: "(D) coordinate"; (vi) by striking "(5) provide" and inserting the following: " (E) provide"; (vii) by striking "(6) submit" and inserting the following: "(F) submit"; (viii) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting "region" before "representatives"; and (II) in subparagraphs (A) through (F), by striking "Great Lakes" each place it appears and inserting "Great Lakes region"; (C) by striking "(b) CONSULTATION. — The Task Force" and inserting the following: "(2) CONSULTATION.—The Task Force"; (D) by striking "(c) CANADIAN PARTICIPATION. —The panel" and inserting the following: "(3) CANADIAN PARTICIPATION.—The panel"; (E) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking "this section" and inserting "this subsection"; and (F) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(b) WESTERN REGIONAL PANEL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, the Task Force shall request a Western regional panel, comprised of Western region representatives from Federal, State, and local agencies and from private environmental and commercieil interests, to— "(1) identify priorities for the Western region with respect to aquatic nuisance species; "(2) make recommendations to the Task Force regarding an education, monitoring (including inspection), prevention, and control program to prevent the spread of the zebra mussel west of the 100th Meridian pursuant to section 1202(i) of this Act; "(3) coordinate, where possible, other aquatic nuisance species program activities in the Western region that are not conducted pursuant to this Act; "(4) develop an emergency response strategy for Federal, State, and local entities for stemming new invasions of aquatic nuisance species in the region; "(5) provide advice to public and private individuals and entities concerning methods of preventing and controlling aquatic nuisance species infestations; and Reports. "(6) submit annually a report to the Task Force describing activities within the Western region related to aquatic nuisance species prevention, research, and control.
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