HR. 2293In Committee
Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
Requires the Interior Department to restore and periodically renew a depredation order allowing specified aquaculture and hatchery operators to take harmful double crested cormorants in covered states
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Requires the Interior Department to restore and periodically renew a depredation order allowing specified aquaculture and hatchery operators to take harmful double crested cormorants in covered states
Key points
- Require reissued cormorant depredation order
- Require five year renewals
- Authorize cormorant taking at facilities
- Expand covered states and entities
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-12-10 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
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