[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7109 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7109

 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing commercial 
     finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2008

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing commercial 
     finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZING FINFISH AQUACULTURE IN THE EEZ.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Interior may not issue any permit or in any other way authorize any 
person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the 
Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by 
Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983).
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