,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bicj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4   
,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,cassidy7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to exempt f ! ,lacey ,act & ! ,lacey   
,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha c]ta9 wat]       
transf]s betwe5 any ( ! ,/ates ( ,texas1
 ,arkansas1 & ,l\isiana1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #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 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ wat] transf]  
,! t]m cov]$ wat] transf] means a       
transf] ( wat] conta9+ a prohibit$      
species betwe5 public wat] supplies     
locat$ on1 along1 or across ! ,/ate     
b\nd>ies betwe5 any ( ! ,/ates ( ,texas1
 ,arkansas1 & ,l\isiana4  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  
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,lacey ,act72  
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  7b7 ,exemption ,section #db 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code        
7commonly 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 ^? public wat] supplies2
 &  7,c7 ! wat] is subject to effective 
mitigation measures t are review$ &     

approv$ by ! appropriate ,/ate ag5cy ( !
 ,/ate to :i* ! wat] is be+ transf]r$1  
includ+--  7i7 *emically treat+ ! wat] =
 suspect$ or kn[n prohibit$ species2    
7ii7 limit+ transf]s to c]ta9 times2    
7iii7 )draw+ wat] only f c]ta9 dep?s2   
7iv7 filtration2  7v7 enhanc$ monitor+2 
&  7vi7 o!r mitigation measures2 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$4  7c7 ,notification  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,be=e ! fir/ cov]$ wat] transf]   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 occurs 9 a
 cal5d> ye> & subject to p>agraph 7#b71 
! controll+ au?ority ( ! public wat]    
supply f :i* ! wat] is to be transf]r$  
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z ! donor   
public wat] supply7 %all submit to !    
controll+ au?ority ( ! public wat]      
supply to :i* ! wat] is to be transf]r$ 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z ! recipi5t
 public wat] supply7 a writt5           
notification t includes--  7,a7 !       

expect$ dates ( ! cov]$ wat] transf]2   
7,b7 ! volume ( wat] to be transf]r$1   
:i* may include a range ( possible      
volumes ( wat] t may be transf]r$2  7,c7
 a li/ ( kn[n prohibit$ species t are   
conta9$ 9 ! donor public wat] supply2   
7,d7 a c]tification t ! kn[n prohibit$  
species describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 are 
pres5t 9 bo? ! donor public wat] supply 
& ! recipi5t public wat] supply2 &  7,e7
 a notice ( o!r kn[n species pres5t 9 ! 
donor public wat] supply t may be (     
conc]n to ! controll+ au?ority ( !      
recipi5t public wat] supply1 includ+    
species t are n prohibit$ by ! laws     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,additional notification ,9 addition to 
! notification requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! controll+ au?ority ( ! donor public  
wat] supply %all provide to ! controll+ 
au?ority ( ! recipi5t public wat] supply
 a notification describ$ 9 t p>agraph if
 ! controll+ au?ority ( ! donor public  
wat] supply discov]s a new prohibit$    
species 9 ! donor public wat] supply4   

7d7 ,co/s ( mitigation measures ,! co/s 
( ! mitigation measures describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( subsection 7b77#a7 = 
wat] subject to a cov]$ wat] transf]    
describ$ 9 t subsection %all be borne by
 ! entity t sells ! wat] = f9ancial ga94