US SB2281 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. Rules reissued under this Act are not subject to judicial review.

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Title

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-10SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Same As/Similar To

HB884 (Same As) 2015-02-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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