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[H.R. 6302 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 776
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6302

                          [Report No. 115-994]

 To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-
                          crested cormorants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 3, 2018

 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 23, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 3, 
                                 2018]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-
                          crested cormorants.


 


    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 ``Cormorant Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-CRESTED 
              CORMORANTS.

    (a) Force and Effect.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), sections 21.47 
        and 21.48 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
        effect on January 1, 2016), shall have the force and effect of 
        law.
            (2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
        to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Director''), shall notify 
        the public of the authority provided by paragraph (1) in a 
        manner determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) shall 
terminate on the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the 
Director after the date of enactment of this Act to control depredation 
of double-crested cormorant populations.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section limits the 
authority of the Director to promulgate regulations relating to the 
taking of double-crested cormorants under any other law.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 776

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6302

                          [Report No. 115-994]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-
                          crested cormorants.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 23, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed