,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbf,mr4   
,web/] ( ,florida 7= himself & ,ms4     
,wass]man ,s*ultz7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to      
conduct a /udy on alt]native habitat =  
c]ta9 manatees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,/udy & ,assessm5t ( ,future ,ecosy/ems 
= ,manatees ,act or ! ,,safe = ,manatees
 ,act4  #b4 ,/udy on alt]native habitat 
= c]ta9 manatees  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y
 %all conduct a /udy on locations t c\ld
 function z habitat = manatees t are    
curr5tly utiliz+ areas 9 ,florida ar\nd 
coa/al indu/rial sites subject to       
decommission+ actions t w affect wat]   
temp]atures 9 su* areas4  7b7           
,requirem5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7
 id5tify & assess locations t c\ld      
function z habitat = manatees describ$ 9

 subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7,a7         
locations ( natural w>m wat] n curr5tly 
us$ by manatees2 &  7,b7 locations :]e  
artificial w>m wat] refugia = manatees  
c\ld be con/ruct$2 &  7#b7 develop1 9   
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 pot5tial 
me?ods to create artificial w>m wat]    
refugia = manatees describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 & plans = ! con/ruction ( su*      
refugia4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,9 conduct+ !
 /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all coord9ate ) ! ,florida ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,cons]vation ,commission4  7d7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all make publicly available a
 report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$  
"u subsection 7a74  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,manatee ,! t]m       
manatee means a memb] ( ! species       
tri*e*us manatus4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4