US Congress House Bill 6348 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp. Requires the Secretary to implement measures recommended in the dispersal barrier efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to prevent aquatic nuisance species from bypassing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project and dispersing into the Great Lakes.

Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012

Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2012-08-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6348/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6348/BILLS-112hr6348ih.pdf