[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 62 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2399-S2400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3868. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. 
Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of the Army shall--
       (1) carry out a study of the oyster aquaculture industry in 
     the Chesapeake Bay, including--
       (A) an examination of existing Federal and State 
     regulations in each relevant district of the Corps of 
     Engineers;
       (B) the number, structure, funding, and regulation of 
     oyster hatcheries in each relevant State;
       (C) the number of oyster aquaculture leases in place in 
     each relevant district of the Corps of Engineers;

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       (D) the period of time required to secure an oyster 
     aquaculture lease from each relevant jurisdiction; and
       (E) the experience of the private sector in applying for 
     oyster aquaculture permits from different jurisdictions of 
     the Corps of Engineers and different States; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
     study under paragraph (1).

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