Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023

HR 1560 exempts specific water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from federal invasive species restrictions under the Lacey Act. It applies only when both water sources contain the same banned invasive species, transfers occur directly between them, and approved mitigation measures (like chemical treatment, filtration, or monitoring) are used. The bill requires water authorities to notify each other about transfers and species presence, with the water seller covering all mitigation costs. This directly affects public water systems managing cross-state water transfers in these three states.