[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3402 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3402


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 20 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

                                Received

                           November 23, 1993

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
                                 Works

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To establish a fountain darter captive propagation research program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fountain Darter Captive Propagation 
Research Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FOUNTAIN DARTER CAPTIVE PROPAGATION RESEARCH.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Department of the Interior 
shall establish a fountain darter captive propagation research program.
    (b) Program.--The program shall--
            (1) be operated in a manner that is consistent with the 
        goals, priorities, and policies set forth in the San Marcos 
        Recovery Plan for San Marcos River endangered and threatened 
        species;
            (2) conduct research to establish and maintain a fountain 
        darter captive broodstock population at the San Marcos National 
        Fish Hatchery and Technology Center for the propagation and 
        production of offspring to be used in the recovery of this 
        endangered species; and
            (3) establish a cooperative research effort at Texas A&M 
        University to assist in the recovery effort for this endangered 
        species.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated annually to the Secretary of the Department of the 
Interior $1,000,000 to conduct the program for a five-year period 
beginning in fiscal year 1994.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

                      By Dallas L. Dendy, Jr.,

                                                Assistant to the Clerk.