,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,ezell 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 
,thompson of ,mississippi1 and ,mr4     
,kelly of ,mississippi7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior to reissue certain       
regulations relating to the taking of   
double-crested cormorants at aquaculture
 facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,cormorant     
,relief ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,regulations
 relating to taking of double-crested   
cormorants at aquaculture facilities    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall   
reissue the original depredation order  
in accordance with subsection 7b74  7b7 
,requirements ,the depredation order    
reissued under subsection 7a7 shall be  
the same as the original depredation    
order1 except that the depredation order
 reissued under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7   

shall apply to each of the ,states of   
,california1 ,colorado1 ,connecticut1   
,illinois1 ,indiana1 ,iowa1 ,michigan1  
,missouri1 ,new ,jersey1 ,ohio1         
,pennsylvania1 and ,wisconsin in        
addition to and in the same manner as   
each of the ,states to which the        
original depredation order applied2 and 
7#b7 shall apply to lake managers and   
pond managers in addition to and in the 
same manner as each of the entities to  
which the original depredation order    
applied4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,lake manager ,the term   
lake manager means a person that is     
licensed by a ,state regulatory agency  
to manage a private lake4  7#b7         
,original depredation order ,the term   
original depredation order means the    
depredation order for double-crested    
cormorants at aquaculture facilities    
contained in section #ba4dg of title    
#ej1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on ,january #a1 #bjaf74  7#c7 
,pond manager ,the term pond manager    

means a person that is licensed by a    
,state regulatory agency to manage a    
private pond4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of the 
,interior1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service4