2-1334. Control and eradication of sericea lespedeza; research and demonstration efforts.
2-1334
2-1334. Control and eradication of sericea
lespedeza; research and demonstration efforts.
(a) The purpose of this act is to provide for the coordination, enhancement and
continuation of federal, state and local efforts as well as public and private
efforts to develop an effective and affordable method of controlling or
eradicating sericea lespedeza and to encourage communication of information
about sericea control methods to landowners and land managers.
(b) The secretary of agriculture in cooperation with the secretary of
wildlife and parks shall designate an appropriate parcel of land as a research
area to study and demonstrate methods of controlling or eradicating sericea
lespedeza. Such site shall be designated on land managed by the department of
wildlife and parks at toronto lake and shall be utilized to provide a focal
point for activities that further the purposes of this act.
(c) The research and demonstration efforts conducted on the site designated
as provided in subsection (b) shall include a variety of methods used to
control or eradicate sericea lespedeza and shall include utilization of
experiment and demonstration plots and development of field days and workshops
to demonstrate methods of control or eradication of sericea lespedeza.
(d) The secretary of agriculture and the secretary of wildlife and parks
shall have authority to request assistance from any federal, state or local
authority, from any public or private university or other research institution,
from any business organization, or from any individual in furthering the
purposes of this act. All such entities are hereby requested to cooperate with
the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of wildlife and parks in
furthering the purposes of this act.
History: L. 2002, ch. 28, § 1;
L. 2004, ch. 96, § 2; July 1.