H.R. 5026 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2014 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Michaud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program of the Department of the Interior unless such action is expressly authorized by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fish Hatchery Protection Act. 2. Prohibition on closing propagation fish hatcheries or repurposing priorities for propagation programs (a) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior may not permanently close, reprogram, repurpose, decommission, significantly alter, or move to caretaker status any fish and other aquatic species propagation hatchery or propagation program within the National Fish Hatchery System of the Department of the Interior unless such action is expressly authorized by an Act of Congress. (b) Effective period This section shall be effective during the period beginning November 1, 2013, and ending upon the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.