[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3320 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3320

  To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health 
  Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2003

  Mr. Ross (for himself, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Berry) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and 
    in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health 
  Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MIGRATORY BIRD MANAGEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``American 
Aquaculture and Fishery Resources Protection Act''.
    (b) Exemption From NEPA.--Migratory bird management activities 
carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be exempt from the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (c) Actions Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.--An agent, 
officer, or employee of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
of the Department of Agriculture that carries out any activity relating 
to migratory bird management may take the following actions under the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.):
            (1) Issue depredation permits to stakeholders or 
        cooperators of the Service.
            (2) Manage and take migratory birds.
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