119-s2089

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2089 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2089

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities 
 to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a 
 controlled environment, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 17, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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 A BILL

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities 
 to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a 
 controlled environment, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Sturgeon Conservation and 
Sustainability Act''.

SEC. 2. STURGEON HELD IN CAPTIVITY OR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS.

 

Section 9

    (b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1538

    (b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (3) Sturgeon.--
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        (A) In general.--Subsection

    (a)

    (1) and 

section 7

    (a)

    (2) shall not apply to--
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            (i) a sturgeon farmed that is legally 
 held in captivity or in a controlled 
 environment as of the date of enactment of this 
 paragraph, until such time as the sturgeon is 
 intentionally returned to a wild state; or
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            (ii) progeny of a sturgeon described in 
 clause
            (i) , until such time as the progeny is 
 intentionally returned to a wild state.
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        (B) Demonstration; requirements.--
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            (i) In general.--Any person holding any 
 sturgeon or progeny described in subparagraph
        (A) shall--
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            (I) be able to demonstrate that 
 the sturgeon or progeny qualifies as a 
 sturgeon or progeny, as applicable, 
 described in that subparagraph; and
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            (II) maintain and submit to the 
 Secretary, on request of the Secretary, 
 such inventories, documentation, and 
 records as the Secretary may, by 
 regulation, require as being reasonably 
 appropriate to carry out the purposes 
 of this paragraph.
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            (ii) Requirements.--The requirements 
 described in clause
            (i) 
            (II) shall not 
 unnecessarily duplicate the requirements of 
 other rules and regulations promulgated by the 
 Secretary under this Act.''.
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