Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Mar 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 277 | Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
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