Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1917 IH: Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-03-06 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1917 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Huizenga , and Mr. Walberg ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— 
 (1) the Great Lakes have experienced rapid changes in recent years due to— (A) the introduction of multiple aquatic invasive species; 
 (B) alterations in the food web; and (C) decreases in the abundance of prey species; 
 (2) due to rapid biological change in the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes need a collaborative, science-based program to assist in making management actions regarding fish stocking rates, the rehabilitation of important fish species, and habitat restoration; (3) the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin and Indian Tribes in those States, working through the Council of Lake Committees of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, have identified that mass marking is— 
 (A) a precise tool to keep hatchery-produced fish in balance with wild fish; and (B) essential to achieving fishery management and research objectives through producing a better understanding of— 
 (i) the quantity of hatchery produced fish compared to wild fish in the Great Lakes; (ii) the effectiveness of hatchery operations; and 
 (iii) the effectiveness of fishery management actions; (4) the mass marking program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes— 
 (A) was initiated in 2010 on a limited scale; (B) annua…

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Citations

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