S 773
118th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Aquatic ecology
Arkansas
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Louisiana
Texas
Trade restrictions
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023
This bill addresses transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana of water that contains invasive species.
The bill exempts certain water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing prohibited species if
- the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer, the water is subject to mitigation measures, and the water is transferred directly between the supplies; or
- the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system, such as a pipe system, and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
The costs of the mitigation measures must be borne by the entity that sells the water for financial gain.
Finally, the bill establishes notification requirements for water transfers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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