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US Senate OKs Levin's Asian carp bill
Aims to fight the spread of fish into Great Lakes
Updated: Thursday, 18 Nov 2010, 7:35 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 18 Nov 2010, 7:35 AM EST
DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that sponsors say aims to fight the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Author Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., says the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act adds the bighead carp species of Asian carp to a list of injurious species. That prohibits the species from being imported or shipped in the U.S.
Levin and Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, introduced the bill in July 2009. The Senate passed it Wednesday.
A companion House bill that Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., introduced is pending in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Levin says "Asian carp pose a real, clear and growing threat to the Great Lakes." He says the bill would give officials more tools to fight the fish's spread.
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