Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019
This 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 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, such as a pipe system, and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
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S-2930: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
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.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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