Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025

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Overview

This bill, the Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025, aims to combat the spread of the golden mussel, an invasive species, by establishing a demonstration program and a research grant program. The program will focus on research, monitoring, control methods, and education, initially targeting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and other potentially infested areas. It also seeks to develop guidelines for controlling the mussel’s spread and provides funding for innovative technologies and strategies to remove them from various locations.

Key provisions

Establishes a demonstration program to research and develop prevention, monitoring, control, and eradication strategies for golden mussels.
Creates a grant program to fund projects focused on identifying and testing technologies for controlling golden mussels.
Requires the Task Force to develop guidelines for watercraft inspection stations to prevent mussel spread.
Directs research into the biology, environmental tolerances, and impact of golden mussels on fisheries and water quality.
Authorizes the Task Force to implement the program in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and other potentially infested waters.
Allows for the delegation of control and eradication responsibilities to other agencies or entities.
Provides for the collection and dissemination of information related to control and eradication methods.
Authorizes appropriations of $15 million per year from 2026 to 2030 to support the program.

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Legislative history

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Jun 4, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 4, 2025

Introduced in House

Jun 5, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Sep 10, 2026House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

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Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025

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