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S 3543 112th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Texas Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012

Introduced: September 13, 2012 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 13, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6007 Related bill North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
  • S 3687 Related bill A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3543: North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3543/
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"S. 3543: North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3543/.
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S. 3543, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3543/.
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