S.Amdt. 3868

SA 3868. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs.
Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of title I, add the following:
Sec. __.  The Secretary of the Army shall--
(1) carry out a study of the oyster aquaculture industry in
the Chesapeake Bay, including--
(A) an examination of existing Federal and State
regulations in each relevant district of the Corps of
Engineers;
(B) the number, structure, funding, and regulation of
oyster hatcheries in each relevant State;
(C) the number of oyster aquaculture leases in place in
each relevant district of the Corps of Engineers;

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(D) the period of time required to secure an oyster
aquaculture lease from each relevant jurisdiction; and
(E) the experience of the private sector in applying for
oyster aquaculture permits from different jurisdictions of
the Corps of Engineers and different States; and
(2) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the
study under paragraph (1).

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