,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,gohm]t 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$  ,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 (   
#bjai4  #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