1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2014” or as the “PLAQ Act of 2014”.
Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus, and for other purposes.
2. In general
Section 42 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
by striking “of the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha;”; and
by inserting after “Hypophthalmichthys nobilis;” the following: “of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena;”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Nothing in this section applies to—
“(1) the importation or transportation of prohibited species through the operation of a public water system or a related water conveyance, storage, or distribution facility; or
“(2) the possession or conveyance of water supplies containing prohibited species by a public water system operator.”