North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs on June 9, 2014 |
The North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 (H.R. 4032;
The bill passed in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.[3]
Background
The Lacey Act of 1900, or simply the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 3371–3378) is a conservation law in the United States. Introduced into Congress by Rep. John F. Lacey, an Iowa Republican, the act was signed into law by President William McKinley on May 25, 1900. The Lacey Act protects both plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for a wide array of violations. It prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, transported or sold. The law is still in effect, although it has been amended several times.[4]
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[11]
The North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 would make the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all genera and species prohibited in accordance with such Act and the criminal code provision are extirpated and removed from the transferred water.[11]
Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 18, 2014. This is a public domain source.[1]
H.R. 4032 would exempt the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) from prosecution under the
Based on information provided by the
H.R. 4032 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Procedural history
The North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 was introduced into the
Debate and discussion
Rep. Pete Sessions supported the bill, arguing that it was necessary to prevent "more than 1.5 million customers of the North Texas Municipal Water District" from facing "restricted access to water as a result of the discovery of invasive species in Lake Texoma."[12] According to Sessions, there are existing precautions to remove and extirpate invasive species.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "CBO - H.R. 4032". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina (28 April 2014). "House votes to allow more DC penthouses". The Hill. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "H.R. 4032 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved on July 7, 2010.
- ^ Exotic Pest Plant Council. 'Exotic Pest Plants of Greatest Ecological Concern in California Archived 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine' accessed 4/10/2010.
- ^ (September 21, 2006). National Invasive Species Information Center - What are Invasive Species?. United States Department of Agriculture: National Agriculture Library. Retrieved on September 1, 2007.
- ^ USA (1999). Executive Order 13112 of February 3, 1999: Invasive Species. Federal Register 64(25), 6183-6186.
- doi:10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00061.x. Retrieved 2007-07-11.)
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- ^ Exotic Pest Plant Council Archived 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. p. 1. accessed 4/10/2010.
- ^ a b "H.R. 4032 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Pete Sessions Applauds Passage of the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014". House Office of Pete Sessions. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links
- Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 4032
- beta.congress.gov H.R. 4032
- GovTrack.us H.R. 4032
- OpenCongress.org H.R. 4032
- WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 4032
- Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 4032
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