,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered       
,species ,act of #aigc to allow certain 
activities to be conducted with respect 
to sturgeon held in captivity or in a   
controlled environment1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,sturgeon          
,conservation and ,sustainability ,act4 
#b4  ,sturgeon held in captivity or     
controlled environments  ,section #i7;b7
 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of    
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;b77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7  ,sturgeon  7,a7  ,in  
general  ,subsection 7a77#a7 and section
 #g7;a77#b7 shall not apply to-- 7i7 a  
sturgeon farmed that is legally held in 
captivity or in a controlled environment

 as of the date of enactment of this    
paragraph1 until such time as the       
sturgeon is intentionally returned to a 
wild state2 or  7ii7 progeny of a       
sturgeon described in clause 7i71 until 
such time as the progeny is             
intentionally returned to a wild state4 
7,b7  ,demonstration2 requirements  7i7 
,in general  ,any person holding any    
sturgeon or progeny described in        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall--  7,i7 be able 
to demonstrate that the sturgeon or     
progeny qualifies as a sturgeon or      
progeny1 as applicable1 described in    
that subparagraph2 and  7,,ii7 maintain 
and submit to the ,secretary1 on request
 of the ,secretary1 such inventories1   
documentation1 and records as the       
,secretary may1 by regulation1 require  
as being reasonably appropriate to carry
 out the purposes of this paragraph4    
7ii7  ,requirements  ,the requirements  
described in clause 7i77,,ii7 shall not 
unnecessarily duplicate the requirements
 of other rules and regulations         

promulgated by the ,secretary under this
 ,act4  4