WALBERG'S LEGISLATION TO COMBAT INVASIVE SPECIES EXAMINED BY SUBCOMMITTEE

Washington, July 21 -- Congressman Tim Walberg issued the following press release:

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing and examined the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Control and Prevention Act, introduced by Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Sarah Elfreth (D-MD). The bipartisan legislation would modernize federal AIS authorities to better prevent, control, and eradicate aquatic invasive species.

Congressman Walberg, a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, had the opportunity to ask Dr. Marc Gaden, the Executive Secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, about how the legislation would bridge gaps in the federal government's current...