,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,tuberville1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mrs4        
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of the ,interior to reissue  
certain regulations relating to the     
taking of double-crested cormorants at  
aquaculture facilities1 and for other   
purposes4  #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 ,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   
7b7 ,reissuance required ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall reissue 
the original depredation order in       
accordance with subsection 7c74  7c7    
,requirements ,the depredation order    
reissued under subsection 7b7 shall be  
the same as the original depredation    
order1 except that the depredation order
 reissued under that subsection shall   
apply-- 7#a7 to each of the ,states of  
,california1 ,colorado1 ,connecticut1   

,illinois1 ,indiana1 ,iowa1 ,michigan1  
,missouri1 ,new ,jersey1 ,ohio1         
,pennsylvania1 and ,wisconsin in        
addition to1 and in the same manner as1 
each of the ,states to which the        
original depredation order applied2 and 
7#b7 to lake managers and pond managers 
in addition to1 and in the same manner  
as1 each of the entities to which the   
original depredation order applied4