3.0.0 277 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-02-08 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-08T22:46:16Z Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 117 931 HR 2021-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. Related bill CRS 2021-02-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2021-02-08 True Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Arkansas Crimes against animals and natural resources Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Louisiana Texas Trade restrictions Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Water Resources Development 00 2021-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-05T16:50:36Z 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 effective 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.

]]> Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 Display Title Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s277is/xml/BILLS-117s277is.xml 2021-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.