US Congress House Bill 4043 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-07-17 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-606, Part I.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (thereby conserving the southern sea otter [otter] in such Areas while allowing reasonable military readiness activities). Allows certain incidental otter takings in such Areas in the course of a military readiness activity, while authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to revise or terminate such authorized takings upon determining that the military activities are substantially impeding otter conservation or the return of such otters to optimum sustainable levels. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Navy to monitor the Areas, at least annually, to evaluate otter status; and (2) the Secretaries of the Navy and the Interior to report jointly every three years to Congress and the public on such monitoring. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon ending a specified otter relocation and management plan and in planning and implementing recovery and conservation measures to allow for the expansion of otter range, to coordinate and cooperate with: (1) the Secretary of the Navy, (2) the Secretary of Commerce regarding recovery efforts for endangered species, and (3) the state of California in continuing viable commercial harvest of state fisheries.

Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act

Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-17	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-606, Part I.
2012-05-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 13.
2012-05-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-05-16	House	Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
2012-04-19	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2012-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2012-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2012-02-15	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2012-02-15	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2012-02-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4043/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4043/BILLS-112hr4043ih.pdf