,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajaag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ag1 #bjbf,mr4 
,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
c>ry out a /udy reg>d+ c]ta9 reptiles1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ga!r+ ,alligator  
,treatm5t1 ,ov]sight1 & ,response ,act (
 #bjbf or ! ,,gator ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4  
,/udy reg>d+ c]ta9 reptiles  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y & !
 heads ( wildlife ag5cies ( cov]$ ,/ates
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al & ,secret>y       
det]m9e relevant1 %all c>ry out a /udy  
reg>d+ ! effect ( ! treatm5t by !       
,secret>y pursuant to section #d7;e77,a7
 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;e77,a77 ( cov]$   
reptiles z ?reat5$ species by reason (  
simil>ity ( appe>ance to a species li/$ 
z an endang]$ species or a ?reat5$      

species "u section #d ( t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7 on ! size ( !          
population ( cov]$ reptiles1 includ+    
:e!r &1 if s1 h[1 su* treatm5t has--    
7#a7 affect$ ! managem5t programs (     
cov]$ reptiles ( cov]$ ,/ates2  7#b7    
result$ 9--  7,a7 m ?an a complete      
recov]y ( ! ,am]ican alligator2 &  7,b7 
! common caiman or br[n caiman becom+ an
 invasive species 9 ,florida2 &  7#c7   
made x m difficult = nuisance ,am]ican  
alligators or invasive common caimans or
 br[n caimans to be remov$ f wat]ways 9 
or ar\nd resid5tial or comm]cial areas  
?an be=e su* treatm5t 0 implem5t$4  7b7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$
 reptile ,! t]m cov]$ reptile means--   
7,a7 ! ,am]ican alligator 7,alligator   
mississippi5sis72  7,b7 ! common caiman 
7,caiman crocodilus crocodilus72 &  7,c7
 ! br[n caiman 7,caiman crocodilus      
odilus fuscus2 ,caiman crocodilus       
*iapasius74  7#b7 ,cov]$ ,/ate ,! t]m   
cov]$ ,/ate means a ,/ate t has at lea/ 
#a population ( a cov]$ reptile locat$  

)9 ! ,/ate4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m      
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4