,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #becj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,heller introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit the          
importation or exportation of mussels of
 a certain genus1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,protecting ,lakes 
,against ,quaggas ,act of #bjad or as   
the ,,plaq ,act of #bjad4  #b4  ,in     
general  ,section #db of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 by   
striking of the zebra mussel of the     
species ,dreissena polymorpha22 and     
7,b7 by inserting after                 
,hypophthalmichthys nobilis2 the        
following3 of the species of mussels of 
the genus ,dreissena22 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7d7   

,nothing in this section applies to--   
7#a7 the importation or transportation  
of prohibited species through the       
operation of a public water system or a 
related water conveyance1 storage1 or   
distribution facility2 or  7#b7 the     
possession or conveyance of water       
supplies containing prohibited species  
by a public water system operator4  4