,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #aih  #aae?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ahjg 
,report ,no4 #aae-bgh1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!  
,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,gohm]t 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1  
,mr4 ,bab91 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,augu/ #be1 #bjag ,report$ f !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,augu/
 #be1 #bjag,! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt
 f ! ,lacey ,act & ! ,lacey ,act        
,am5dm5ts ( #aiha c]ta9 wat] transf]s   
betwe5 any ( ! ,/ates ( ,texas1         

,arkansas1 & ,l\isiana4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,wat]
 ,supply ,invasive ,species ,compliance 
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,exemption ( c]ta9   
wat] transf]s f ! ,lacey ,act & ! ,lacey
 ,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha  7a7 ,exemption 
,section #db ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code 7popul>ly kn[n z ! ,lacey ,act71 &
 ! ,lacey ,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et seq47 %all n apply ) 
respect to any cov]$ wat] transf]1 if-- 
7#a7  7,a7 all prohibit$ species 9 !    
wat] transf]r$ are locat$ 9 bo? ( !     
public wat] supplies betwe5 :i* ! wat]  
is transf]r$2 &  7,b7 ! wat] is         
transf]r$ directly betwe5 su* public    
wat] supplies2 or  7#b7 ! wat] is       
transf]r$ 9 a clos$ conveyance sy/em    
directly to treatm5t facilities :]e all 
prohibit$ species conta9$ 9 ! wat]      
transf]r$ w be extirpat$4  7b7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
wat] transf] ,! t]m cov]$ wat] transf]  
means a transf] betwe5 public wat]      
supplies locat$ on1 along1 or across !  

,/ate b\nd>ies betwe5 any ( ,texas1     
,arkansas1 & ,l\isiana1 ( wat] conta9+ a
 prohibit$ species4  7#b7 ,prohibit$    
species ,! t]m prohibit$ species means  
any species-- 7,a7 ! %ipm5t ( :i* is    
o!rwise prohibit$ by section #db ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7 !   
transf] ( :i* is o!rwise prohibit$ by ! 
,lacey ,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et seq474  7#c7 ,public 
wat] supply ,! t]m public wat] supply   
means any body ( wat]1 includ+ any riv]1
 lake1 or /ream1 ! wat] ( :i* is        
available or made available to ! public4
  ,augu/ #be1 #bjag ,report$ f !        
,committee on ,natural ,resources,august
 #be1 #bjag,! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$