[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 219 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 219

To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
 Shelby, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.

    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 ``Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act''.

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

    (a) Force and Effect.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), section 21.47 
        of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
        date of enactment of this Act), 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 appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) shall 
terminate on the date that is the earlier of--
            (1) 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; or
            (2) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (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.
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