Bill Text: IA SR101 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution supporting the federal government's proposed rule changes that would restrict the sale of African ivory across state lines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - Resolution filed, referred to Rules & Administration. S.J. 84. [SR101 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SR101-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution 101 - Introduced

PAG LIN




                    SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
                              BY  McCOY
  1  1 A Resolution supporting the federal government's
  1  2    proposed rule changes that would restrict the sale
  1  3    of African ivory across state lines.
  1  4    WHEREAS, census numbers indicate that an average of
  1  5 96 elephants were killed each day in the African wild
  1  6 in 2012; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, ivory=seeking poachers killed approximately
  1  8 100,000 African elephants in just three years
  1  9 according to a study that provides the first reliable
  1 10 continent=wide estimates of illegal poaching; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, during 2011 alone, roughly 1 of every 12
  1 12 African elephants was killed by a poacher; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, in central Africa, the hardest=hit
  1 14 region of the continent, the African forest elephant
  1 15 population has declined by 65 percent since 2002; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, the demand for ivory has increased
  1 17 significantly, driving up prices, most notably in China
  1 18 and elsewhere in Asia, but also here in the United
  1 19 States, and helping keep black market prices for ivory
  1 20 high in Africa; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the federal government has proposed to
  1 22 revise the rule for the African elephant promulgated
  1 23 under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act,
  1 24 to provide a near complete regulatory ban on ivory
  1 25 imports, exports, and interstate sales in the United
  1 26 States, which would close loopholes that have allowed
  1 27 smugglers to disguise ivory from recently killed
  1 28 elephants as antiques; and
  2  1 WHEREAS, the federal government's proposed rule
  2  2 changes would help end the illegal ivory trade in the
  2  3 United States and the federal government should use
  2  4 American intelligence agencies to track and target
  2  5 those who benefit from illegal wildlife trafficking,
  2  6 a trade estimated to generate $8 to $10 billion in
  2  7 revenue each year; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  8    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate joins
  2  9 the federal government's global fight to counter
  2 10 the terrorist organizations, rebel groups, and
  2 11 international criminal syndicates that profit from the
  2 12 international illegal wildlife trade; and
  2 13    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate supports the
  2 14 federal government's proposed rule changes to section
  2 15 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act, which are necessary
  2 16 to stop the illegal ivory trade and help prevent the
  2 17 senseless death and extinction of elephants in the
  2 18 African wild.
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