117 HR 274 IH: Keep Finfish Free Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-01-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 274IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2021Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Casten, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2021.

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Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may 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), except in accordance with a law authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.