,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bi1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,lummis 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 
,ris*1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1    
,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,crapo1   
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & ,mr4    
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,securities ,ex*ange 
,act ( #aicd to prohibit ex*anges f     
effect+ transactions 9 securities issu$ 
by natural asset companies1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,am]ica's ,l&s    
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition ) respect to    
effect+ transactions 9 securities issu$ 
by natural asset companies ,section #f (
 ! ,securities ,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;f7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,prohibition )  
respect to effect+ transactions 9       
securities issu$ by natural asset       
companies  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is       

subsection1 ! t]m natural asset         
company-- 7,a7 means a company-- 7i7 t  
holds ! rights to ! ecological p]=mance 
7includ+ value f natural assets & !     
production ( ecosy/em s]vices7 ( a def9$
 l& area & has ! au?ority to manage t   
area = cons]vation1 re/oration1 or      
su/a9able managem5t2 &  7ii7 ! prim>y   
purpose ( :i*1 ) respect to ! def9$ l&  
area describ$ 9 clause 7i71 is to-- 7,i7
 manage1 ma9ta91 re/ore1 & gr[ ! value (
 natural assets & ! production (        
ecosy/em s]vices 9 ! area2 or  7,,ii7   
c>ry out activities t d n cause any     
mat]ial adv]se impact on ! condition ( !
 natural assets 9 ! area & repl5i% !    
natural res\rces us$ 9 ! area2 &  7,b7  
includes any company t controls1 is     
controll$ by1 or is "u common control ) 
a company describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  
7#b7 ,prohibition ,x %all be unlawful = 
a national securities ex*ange regi/]$ "u
 subsection 7b7 to effect a transaction 
9 a security issu$ by a natural asset   
company4  4