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Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 30, 2017Environmental Protection
H.R. 1807

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment, part i (Aug 25, 2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt 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, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

What just happenedAug 25, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1](R-TX)Sponsor
8 cosponsors8 R
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  1. Aug 25, 2017CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

  2. Aug 25, 2017DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Aug 25, 2017Committee5500

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. Aug 25, 2017CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-278, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Aug 25, 2017Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-278, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Apr 27, 2017Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 17.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Apr 27, 2017Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Apr 27, 2017Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Apr 21, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  10. Apr 11, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  11. Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Judiciary Committee
  12. Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A

    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.

  14. Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  15. Mar 30, 2017IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendment, Part IAug 25, 201728

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt 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, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

Introduced in HouseMar 30, 2017

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

This bill amends the Lacey Act and the 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, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 — Informed