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Union Calendar No. 499 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4582 

[Report No. 114–647] 

To exclude striped bass from the anadromous fish doubling requirement 

in section 3406(b)(1) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 

Mr. DENHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 28, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. COSTA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 

LAMALFA, and Mr. LOWENTHAL

JUNE 28, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 23, 2016] 

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A BILL 

To exclude striped bass from the anadromous fish doubling 

requirement in section 3406(b)(1) of the Central Valley 

Project Improvement Act, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our Salmon Act’’ 

5 or the ‘‘SOS Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) California is home to many populations of 

9 native salmon and steelhead. 

10 (2) Many of the native salmon and steelhead 

11 populations in California are listed under the Endan12 gered Species Act of 1973. 

13 (3) The Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

14 (CVPIA) required a doubling of natural production of 

15 Central Valley populations of anadromous fish within 

16 10 years. 

17 (4) Striped bass are anadromous fish indigenous 

18 to the East Coast of the United States and are not 

19 native to the State of California. 

20 (5) Striped bass were included in the CVPIA’s 

21 fish doubling goal even though they are not a native 

22 species. 

23 (6) Striped bass prey on native salmon and 

24 steelhead. 

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1 (7) Predation poses a serious threat to federally 

2 protected juvenile salmon and other native fish in 

3 California. 

4 (8) According to the National Marine Fisheries 

5 Service, reducing abundance of striped bass and other 

6 non-native predators must be achieved to prevent ex7 tinction of Central Valley salmon and steelhead or to 

8 prevent the species from declining irreversibly. 

9 (9) Therefore, the CVPIA’s fish-doubling goal for 

10 two competing species is contradictory and counter11 productive for salmon and steelhead recovery. 

12 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF STRIPED BASS. 

13 (a) ANADROMOUS FISH.—Section 3403(a) of the Cen14 tral Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public 

15 Law 102–575) is amended by striking ‘‘striped bass,’’ after 

16 ‘‘stocks of salmon (including steelhead),’’. 

17 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.— 

18 Section 3406(b) of the Central Valley Project Improvement 

19 Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575) is amended by— 

20 (1) striking paragraphs (14) and (18); 

21 (2) redesignating paragraphs (15) through (17) 

22 as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively; and 

23 (3) redesignating paragraphs (19) through (23) 

24 as paragraphs (17) through (21), respectively. 

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1 (c) RESTORATION FUND ESTABLISHED.—Section 

2 3407(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

3 (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘(10)–(18), and (20)–(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)–(16), 

5 and (18)–(20)’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 499 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4582 

[Report No. 114–647] 

A BILL 

To exclude striped bass from the anadromous fish 

for other purposes. the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and doubling requirement in section 3406(b)(1) of 

JUNE 28, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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