113 HR 1823 IH: Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-04-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1823 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself and Mr. Amodei) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or as the PLAQ Act of 2013.

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In general

Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking of the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha;; and (2)by inserting after Hypophthalmichthys nobilis; the following: of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena.