Keep Finfish Free Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-274
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-11
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquaculture

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Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Keep Finfish Free Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, except in accordance with a law enacted after enactment of this bill.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 274 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2021 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Casten , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may issue any permit or in any other way authorize any person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a law authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.