S. 357, the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011

[Gaius]

Full text at - http://www.cbo.gov/s...hments/s357.pdf

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 25, 2012

S. 357 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to declare wildlife disease emergencies and to spend certain appropriated funds to address the effects of those diseases. The bill also would authorize the Secretary to establish a committee to assist the Department of the Interior (DOI) in preparing federal agencies to respond to such diseases.

Based on information provided by DOI, CBO expects that the agency would apply the emergency designation established under the bill to newly discovered diseases rather than known diseases. Based on information regarding the historical costs of mitigating the effects of severe outbreaks of wildlife diseases, such as white nose syndrome (which affects bats), CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $2 million a year over the 2012-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Enacting S. 357 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

S. 357 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

[Nugget Shooter]

And could this serve as yet another avenue for closing certain areas to hunting/entry, not to seem paranoid but.... Why does government think they have to manage things that have always run their course for...well....ever?

Interesting though and could it be beneficial in the long run? Cost whether payee designated or not?

[homefire]

We have that Cronic Waisting in Deer here.

Not a darn thing they can do about it but monitor the spread.

If you take a Deer here you have to turn in a sample of the Brain.

[Hoser John]

Maybe we could declare a emergency on the government as they're definately a disease and spreading fast too-John

[Steel Pan]

Maybe we could declare a emergency on the government as they're definately a disease and spreading fast too-John

...and turn in samples of their brains.

[homefire]

LOL! Marked Toxic Waste?

[El Dorado]

Idiots will never ever learn that humans cannot manage mother nature........ Just an excuse to control the sheeple and get giant bugets to do so