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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 962 (Introduced in House) — To prohibit operation of aquaculture facilities that contribute to pollution of wild and scenic rivers. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Prohibition on aquaculture facilities affecting wild and scenic rivers

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act a person shall not operate an aquaculture facility unless the Secretary of the Interior has certified that such operation will not discharge a pollutant into a river any segment of which is a wild and scenic river. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer this section. Upon receipt of a request for a certification required by subsection
(a)submitted by a person operating or seeking to operate an aquaculture facility, the Secretary shall— determine whether or not such facility will discharge a pollutant into a river any segment of which is a wild and scenic river; and if the Secretary determines that such facility will not discharge a pollutant into a river any segment of which is a wild and scenic river, certify that determination. This section, and a determination or certification by the Secretary under this section, shall not be construed to affect section 318 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1328 ) or the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under that section. In this section: The term aquaculture facility means a facility used for the propagation or rearing (or both) of aquatic species in a controlled or selected environment. The term does not include any fish hatchery operated by a Federal or State agency. The term pollutant has the meaning that term has under section 502(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362(6) ). The term river has the meaning that term has under section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1286(a) ). The term wild and scenic river means any waters included in the national wild and scenic rivers system under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
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Prohibition on aquaculture facilities affecting wild and scenic rivers
U.S.C.§ 1328
U.S.C.§ 1362
U.S.C.§ 1286
U.S.C.§ 1271
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