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 The Act also outlines a State Aquatic Nuisance Species Management 

 Plans and Grants Program whereby a state can submit management 

 plan(s) for public facilities and other areas and activities in 

 need of such a plan to the Task Force for its review. Upon 

 approval of the plan(s) , partial funding may be provided to the 

 states. The State of New York submitted a draft management plan 

 to the Task Force for preliminary review. 



At the time the Act was passed, Congress recognized that there 

 were potential problems with intentional as well as unintentional 

 introductions. Intentional introductions are defined to include 

 accidental releases from holding and production facilities (e.g., 

 hatcheries, aquarium plant or fish facilities) as well as 

 introductions directly released to aquatic ecosystems (e.g., 

 stocking programs) . Because there was insufficient information 

 available on the options for reducing adverse consequences 

 associated with intentional introductions to justify 

 Congressional action, the Task Force was directed to conduct an 

 intentional introductions policy review. The policy review has 

 been conducted and completed public review on October 25, 1993. 

 After Task Force review and pending Departmental and 0MB 

 approval, it will be forwarded to Congress. 



The Task Force also is responsible for developing a brown tree 

 snake control program. Although brown tree snakes are not an 

 aquatic species, they accidentally were introduced to the island 



