H.R. 669: Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act

Professor Palmer’s Workshop group spent the past two semesters learning about the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act. This semester, the students in this group focused on the requirements necessary to implement the Act. As part of the proposed program design, the Secretary of the Interior would create regulations establishing a process for assessing the risk of all nonnative wildlife species in the United States. If successful, the process would result in observed decreases in invasions and associated damages. The program design also included the creation of a new set of guidelines, such as a documented evaluation of the introduction of new and potentially harmful species, in addition to possibilities for increasing public awareness about the dangers of invasive species and expending partnerships. To address the enforcement of the policy, the group accounted for the need of a new enforcement staff as well as a new declaration, which would revise and update standing rules and guidelines concerning the wildlife in American ecosystems.

Policy Analysis