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Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Wildlife and Water Transfers Gain Momentum

Strategic Insights

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) have introduced two crucial bills to facilitate water transfers between Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, while also promoting responsible wildlife conservation. The Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act and the Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act aim to remove regulatory barriers and allow wildlife owners and breeders to continue their conservation efforts without fear of repercussions. These bipartisan efforts seek to solve real problems and cut burdensome regulations, paving the way for a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to water management and wildlife conservation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act exempts certain interstate water transfers from prohibitions on the illegal trade of wildlife, fish, or plants, with the aim of facilitating water transfers between the public water supplies of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
  • The Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act removes regulatory burdens for ranchers and conservators engaged in captive breeding of exotic wildlife while promoting animal conservation in the United States.
  • The bills have been reintroduced after previous introductions in 2018, 2019, 2021, with former Congressman Louie Gohmert as the House companion.
  • Congressman Moran stated that the bills will remove regulatory barriers and allow wildlife owners and breeders the freedom to protect endangered species, both foreign and domestic, safely and humanely.
  • Sen. Cruz emphasized that the bills will clear away regulatory burdens that are keeping the Lone Star State from transferring water between its neighbors, and unnecessarily burdening our exotic wildlife conservators.

Statistics:

  • The Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act aims to facilitate water transfers between the public water supplies of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
  • The Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act removes regulatory burdens for ranchers and conservators engaged in captive breeding of exotic wildlife.
  • The bills have been reintroduced after previous introductions in 2018, 2019, 2021.
  • The bills have the potential to benefit wildlife owners and breeders, as well as ranchers and conservators engaged in captive breeding of exotic wildlife.

Sources:

  • Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, news release: Congressman Moran and Senator Cruz Introduce Bills to Protect Wildlife
  • Sen. Ted Cruz, news release: Senator Cruz Reintroduces Buc-ee's, SAVES, and Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Acts
  • Full text of the Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/KAT23163.pdf
  • Full text of the Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/KAT23164.pdf

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