North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
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S 3543 — North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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This bill died with 112th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
- John Cornyn · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Not signed on (546)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 3543 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors S 3543?
- S 3543 is sponsored by John Cornyn (R).
- What is the current status of S 3543?
- This bill died with 112th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 3543?
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