HOUSE 2532116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act

Last Action: 6/7/2019

Actions

2019-06-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2019-05-15Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-05-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-05-07Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2019-05-07Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2019-05-07Introduced in House
2019-05-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-05-07 (00)

Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act

This bill provides for the management of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) except for grizzly bears that (1) belong to a population that is listed as a threatened or an endangered species; (2) are taken, possessed, or transported in Alaska; or (3) are taken in self-defense or to save the life of another person in immediate danger.

The Department of the Interior may issue a permit for taking (e.g., killing, harming, or capturing), possessing, or transporting grizzly bears, or their parts if such taking, possession, or transportation is for purposes of science, exhibition, tribal religion, agricultural protection, or public safety. Such permits must be compatible with the protection of the grizzly bear species or a population of grizzly bears occupying a geographically distinct area.

In addition, Interior must establish (1) a Grizzly Bear Scientific Committee, and (2) a grant program for assisting livestock producers with issues of livestock predation.

Finally, the bill provides for the reintroduction of grizzly bears on tribal land.

Cosponsors (10)

Debra Haaland (D-NM)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)

Subjects

Advisory bodies
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
Mammals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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