S.Amdt. 2428

SA 2428. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

DIVISION __--REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS

SEC. __. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS.

(a) Force and Effect.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), sections 21.47
and 21.48 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on January 1, 2016), shall have the force and effect
of law.
(2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''),
shall notify the public of the authority provided by
paragraph (1) in a manner determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary.
(b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1)
shall terminate on the effective date of a regulation
promulgated by the Secretary after the date of enactment of
this Act to control depredation of double-crested cormorant
populations.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section limits
the authority of the Secretary to promulgate regulations
relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants under any
other law.
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