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US HB487
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ed Case
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AI Summary
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Requires mandatory preclearance quarantine inspections using visual, x-ray, and canine methods for all persons, baggage, cargo, and articles traveling to or from Hawaii on both domestic and international routes
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Inspections must be conducted at all departure and interline airports, ports of departure, and U.S. Postal Service destination sectional center facilities serving Hawaii
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Secretary of Agriculture must publish a list of high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials subject to inspection in the Federal Register within 180 days of enactment
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Authorizes seizure and disposal of prohibited invasive species and agricultural materials discovered during inspections
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Establishes user fees to cover the full cost of preclearance quarantine inspections, with fees collected from travelers and shippers arriving in Hawaii
Legislative Description
Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
1/16/2025