HR 4245 · 114th Congress · Environmental Protection
To exempt exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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EnactedLatest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.(2016-12-12)
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This bill exempts importers and exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements. Thus, those importers and exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those sea urchins and sea cucumbers do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4245, a bill to exempt exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
Aug 12, 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016
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