U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from northern New York, reintroduced the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act on Friday, reaching across party lines to protect New York’s natural resources from invasive species such as Asian carp and emerald ash borer.

The legislation would give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service greater authority to regulate non-native species and prohibit them from being imported or sold in this country, addressing potentially invasives before they can enter the U.S.

The legislation would also provide the USFWS with the temporary authority to make emergency designations for wildlife that pose an imminent threat, establishing a new process for listing injurious species that is based on scientific risk analysis.

More than 200 animal species are listed as “injurious wildlife” and therefore cannot be imported into the U.S. or its territories, or be transported through interstate commerce, without a USFWS permit. Under the current system, the “injurious wildlife” designation happens after a species has already been introduced to the U.S. and is causing harm to the environment and economy.

The lawmakers gave two examples:

¯ Asian carp threaten the well-being of the Great Lakes ecosystems, which provide drinking water to over 30 million Americans, support a $7 billion fishing industry and a $15.5 billion boating industry, and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

¯ The emerald ash borer beetle has spread to 31 states, decimated hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America and has the potential to devastate New York’s ecology and forest industries.

In 2015 Gillibrand introduced the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act with the late Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Rochester.

“The Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act would help better protect our precious natural resources, strengthen our economy, draw tourism to our state, and provide clean drinking water to New Yorkers,” Gillibrand said in a press release.

“As the co-chair of the Bipartisan Invasive Species Caucus, I am pleased to join Senator Gillibrand in introducing this bicameral bill to protect our North Country environment,” Stefanik said in the release. “Combating invasive species helps keep our natural habitats healthy for future generations to enjoy, and also ensures that these environmental treasures continue to attract tourism, sportsmen, and commerce to our region.”