119 S1529 IS: Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-04-30 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.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1529IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 30, 2025Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025.

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Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency may issue any permit or take any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.(b)

Definitions

In this section—(1)the term finfish—(A)an aquatic finfish in any stage of its life cycle; and(B)does not include amphibians, seaweeds or other algae, or invertebrates, including shellfish; and(2)the term commercial finfish aquaculture means an activity related to the propagation, rearing, or attempted propagation or rearing, of finfish in captivity or under positive control for commercial purposes.