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 104 STAT. 3612 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(2) establish and adequately fund an undesirable plants management program through the agency's budgetary process; Government "(3) complete and implement cooperative agreements with contracts. State agencies regarding the management of undesirable plant species on Federal lands under the agency's jurisdiction; and "(4) establish integrated management systems to control or contain undesirable plant species targeted under cooperative agreements. "0)) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. — In the event an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to implement plant control agreements, Federal agencies shall complete such assessments or statements within 1 year after the requirement for such assessment or statement is ascertained. "(c) C!00PERATIVE AGREEMENTS WiTH STATE AGENCIES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall enter into cooperative agreements with State agencies to coordinate the management of undesirable plant species on Federal lands. "(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— "(A) prioritize and target undesirable plant species or group of species to be controlled or contained within a specific geographic area; "(B) describe the integrated management system to be used to control or contain the targeted undesirable plant species or group of species; and "(C) detail the means of implementing the integrated management system, define the duties of the Federal agency and the State agency in prosecuting that method, and establish a timeframe for the initiation and completion of the tasks specified in the integrated management system. "(d) EXCEPTION. — A Federal agency is not required under this section to carry out programs on Federal lands unless similar programs are being implemented generally on State or private lands in the same area. "(e) DEFINITIONS.— As used in this section: "(1) C!ooPERATiVE AGREEMENT. —The term 'cooperative agreement' means a written agreement between a Federal agency and a State agency entered into pursuant to this section. "(2) FEDERAL AGENCY. —The term 'Federal agency' means a department, agency, or bureau of the Federal Government responsible for administering or managing Federal lands under its iurisdiction. (3) FEDERAL LANDS. —The term 'Federal lands' means lands managed by or under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. "(4) INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. —The term 'integrated management systems' means a system for the planning and implementation of a program, using an interdisciplinary approach, to select a method for containing or controlling an undesirable plant species or group of species using all available methods, including— " (A) education; "(B) preventive measures; "(C) physical or mechanical methods;

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