Sec. 1026. Oyster aquaculture study
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The Comptroller General shall carry out an assessment of the oyster aquaculture industry, including— an examination of Federal and State laws (including regulations) in each relevant district of the Corps of Engineers; the number, structure, funding, and regulation of oyster hatcheries in each State; the number of oyster aquaculture leases in place in each relevant district of the Corps of Engineers; the period of time required to secure an oyster aquaculture lease from each relevant jurisdiction; and the experience of the private sector in applying for oyster aquaculture permits from different jurisdictions of the Corps of Engineers and different States.
The study area shall comprise, to the maximum extent practicable, the following applicable locations: The Chesapeake Bay. The Gulf Coast States. The State of California. Puget Sound. Not later than 225 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).