Sec. 2. Exemption of certain water transfers from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981
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Section 42 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) shall not apply with respect to any covered water transfer, if— all prohibited species in the water transferred are located in both of the public water supplies between which the water is transferred; and the water is transferred directly between such public water supplies; or the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system directly to treatment facilities where all prohibited species contained in the water transferred will be extirpated.
In this section: The term covered water transfer means a transfer between public water supplies located on, along, or across the State boundaries between any of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, of water containing a prohibited species. The term prohibited species means any species— the shipment of which is otherwise prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United States Code; or the transfer of which is otherwise prohibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
The term public water supply means any body of water, including any river, lake, or stream, the water of which is available or made available to the public.
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Exemption of certain water transfers from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981
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