US SB3543 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes 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 zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water.
Title
North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6007 (Related) 2012-09-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB3687 (Related) 2012-12-28 - Became Public Law No: 112-237.
SB3687 (Related) 2012-12-28 - Became Public Law No: 112-237.
Subjects
Aquatic ecology
Texas
Water resources development
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Texas
Water resources development
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3543/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3543/BILLS-112s3543is.pdf |
