What does NANPCA stand for?

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Federal Responses to Aquatic Invasive Species Currently, the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANPCA), (205) as amended by the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA), (206) controls the Coast Guard's authority over ballast water discharges in the United States.

Halting the hitchhikers: challenges and opportunities for controlling ...

The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 probably offers the best legal basis for such an action, he says.

U.S. ban urged for alien alga

Critiques have generally focused on why statutes such as the Lacey Act,(69) the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974,(70) the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANPCA),(71) and the National Invasive Species Act do not offer effective solutions for controlling ballast water's role in spreading NISs.

Pollutants without half-lives: the role of federal environmental laws ...