[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 3118 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 550
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3118

                          [Report No. 106-916]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the 
 Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting 
                 seasons for double-crested cormorants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 1999

 Mr. McHugh (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 29, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pombo, and 
                         Mr. Green of Wisconsin

                           September 29, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the 
 Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting 
                 seasons for double-crested cormorants.

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

SECTION 1. REGULATIONS FOR HUNTING SEASONS FOR DOUBLE-CRESTED 
              CORMORANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, by not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue 
regulations under section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 
704) that authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-
crested cormorants.
    (b) Content.--Regulations issued under this section shall--
            (1) permit the taking by an individual of 10 double-crested 
        cormorants during each day of a hunting season established 
        under the regulations;
            (2) permit an individual to have in his or her possession 
        20 double-crested cormorants legally taken in a hunting season 
        established under the regulations;
            (3) require that the dates of any hunting season 
        established under the regulations in a State correspond 
        generally with other waterfowl hunting seasons in that State; 
        and
            (4) subject to the other requirements of this subsection, 
        authorize a hunting season established under the regulations to 
        begin at any time after the date of the issuance of the 
        regulations.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 550

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3118

                          [Report No. 106-916]

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                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the 
 Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting 
                 seasons for double-crested cormorants.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 29, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed