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HR 5430 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Arkansas Crimes against animals and natural resources Louisiana Texas Trade restrictions Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016

Introduced: June 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
 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.

What's happening now June 23, 2016

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4