H.R. 4032: North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
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H.R. 4032: North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-02-11 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-117.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-117. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 - Exempts certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority from prohibitions on the transfer of invasive species across state borders proscribed under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and related criminal code provisions if: (1) only closed systems from Lake Texoma are used in the transfer, and (2) invasive species are eliminated or removed at treatment facilities.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · 2 cosponsors
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Pete Sessions (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4032.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4032 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113