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HR 5430 114th Congress House

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016

Official title: To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Introduced: June 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Aquatic ecologyArkansasCrimes against animals and natural resourcesLouisiana
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TexasTrade restrictionsWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 23, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 9, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 9, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 23, 2016

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016

This bill amends the Lacey Act and Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 by exempting certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, e.g., pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 9, 2016
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jun 9, 2016
Ratcliffe, John
· Jun 9, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 9, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 9, 2016
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 9, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5430: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5430/
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"H.R. 5430: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5430/.
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H.R. 5430, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5430/.
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