[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 380 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 380

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive 
       species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2019

Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive 
       species when prescribing fishways, 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. CONSIDERATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.

    Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended by 
inserting after ``the Secretary of Commerce.'' the following: ``In 
prescribing a fishway, the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of 
the Interior, as appropriate, shall consider the threat of invasive 
species.''.
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