Amendment adds water hyacinth to the list of invasive species to be considered for the pilot project established under the bill.

1. Inserts “water hyacinth,” after “water weed,”

   InsertsPage 39, line 10Printed page

   In H.R. 2898 · Reported in House

   (1) seek to reduce invasive aquatic vegetation, predators, and other competitors which contribute to the decline of native listed pelagic and anadromous species that occupy the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta; and

   (2) remove, reduce, or control the effects of species, including Asiatic clams, silversides, gobies, Brazilian water weed, [inserted: water hyacinth, ]largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, white and channel catfish, and brown bullheads.

   (c) Sunset.--The authorities provided under this subsection shall expire seven years after the Secretaries commence implementation of the pilot projects pursuant to subsection (a).

   Original wording

   Page 39, line 10, after “water weed,” insert “water hyacinth,”.

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