,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjai,mr4 ,cotton introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to enact as law certain        
regulations relating to the taking of   
double-crested cormorants4  #a4 ,short  
,title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,cormorant ,relief ,act4  #b4           
,regulations relating to the taking of  
double-crested cormorants  7a7 ,force   
and effect  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to
 subsection 7b71 sections #ba4dg and    
#ba4dh of title #ej1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7as in effect on ,january  
#a1 #bjaf71 shall have the force and    
effect of law4  7#b7 ,public notice ,the
 ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,united    
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary71 shall notify the public of 

the authority provided by paragraph 7#a7
 in a manner determined to be           
appropriate by the ,secretary4  7b7     
,sunset ,the authority provided by      
subsection 7a77#a7 shall terminate on   
the effective date of a regulation      
promulgated by the ,secretary after the 
date of enactment of this ,act to       
control depredation of double-crested   
cormorant populations4  7c7 ,rule of    
construction ,nothing in this section   
limits the authority of the ,secretary  
to promulgate regulations relating to   
the taking of double-crested cormorants 
under any other law4