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H.R. 7170

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To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · November 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
November 27, 2018
Cosponsors (1)
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This bill requires the Department of Commerce or the Department of the Interior to consider the threat of invasive species before mandating that a new fishway be built. (Fishways are structures placed on or around constructed barriers to give fish the opportunity to migrate.)

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