Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 5, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred 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.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2930 | Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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