,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bda #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bbic
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bhe ,,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  ,september #ae1             
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,march #bd1 #bjbe 
,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 shall--  
7#a7 apply to-- 7,a7 each of the ,states
 of ,california1 ,colorado1             
,connecticut1 ,illinois1 ,indiana1      
,iowa1 ,michigan1 ,missouri1 ,new       
,jersey1 ,ohio1 ,pennsylvania1 and      
,wisconsin and any other ,state or      
territory of the ,united ,states the    
,secretary determines appropriate in    
addition to and in the same manner as   
each of the ,states to which the        
original depredation order applied2 and 
7,b7 lake managers and pond managers in 
addition to and in the same manner as   
each of the entities to which the       
original depredation order applied2     

7#b7 incorporate modern terminology2    
7#c7 simplify the provisions contained  
in the original depredation order       
related to compliance with other        
,federal law2  7#d7 modernize the       
recordkeeping requirements contained in 
the original depredation order2 and     
7#e7 remove the ,june #cj1 #bjad1       
expiration date contained in the        
original depredation order4  7c7        
,renewal ,not less than once every #e   
years after the date on which the       
,secretary reissues the original        
depredation order under subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary shall renew the          
depredation order reissued under        
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this ,act may  
be construed to waive the obligation of 
the ,secretary to comply with the-- 7#a7
 ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act  
of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 
or  7#b7 ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq474  7e7      
,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   
,september #ae1 #bjbe,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed