US HB962 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Preserve Fishing on Wild and Scenic River Act This bill prohibits a person from operating an aquaculture facility unless the Department of the Interior certifies that the facility will not discharge a pollutant into a river any segment of which is a wild and scenic river. The prohibition excludes fish hatcheries operated by a federal or state agency and goes into effect after a three-year period.
Title
Preserve Fishing on Wild and Scenic River Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. |
| 2017-02-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. |
| 2017-02-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. |
| 2017-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Environmental protection
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Aquatic ecology
Environmental protection
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/962/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr962/BILLS-115hr962ih.pdf |
