,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,gohmert introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to exempt from the ,lacey   
,act and the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of 
#aiha certain water transfers between   
any of the ,states of ,texas1 ,arkansas1
 and ,louisiana4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,public ,water
 ,supply ,invasive ,species ,compliance 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,exemption of       
certain water transfers from the ,lacey 
,act and the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of 
#aiha  7a7 ,exemption ,section #db of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code        
7popularly known as the ,lacey ,act71   

and the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et seq47 shall not
 apply with respect to any covered water
 transfer1 if--  7#a7  7,a7 all         
prohibited species in the water         
transferred are located in both of the  
public water supplies between which the 
water is transferred2 and  7,b7 the     
water is transferred directly between   
such public water supplies2 or  7#b7 the
 water is transferred in a closed       
conveyance system directly to treatment 
facilities where all prohibited species 
contained in the water transferred will 
be extirpated4  7b7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,covered water       
transfer ,the term covered water        
transfer means a transfer between public
 water supplies located on1 along1 or   
across the ,state boundaries between any
 of ,texas1 ,arkansas1 and ,louisiana1  
of water containing a prohibited        
species4  7#b7 ,prohibited species ,the 
term prohibited species means any       
species-- 7,a7 the shipment of which is 

otherwise prohibited by section #db of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or    
7,b7 the transfer of which is otherwise 
prohibited by the ,lacey ,act           
,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#ccga et seq474  7#c7 ,public water     
supply ,the term public water supply    
means any body of water1 including any  
river1 lake1 or stream1 the water of    
which is available or made available to 
the public4