Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017
This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, the USFWS may not modify or invalidate the finding.
Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA that a state management plan is in place.
Cosponsors (6)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- ORRIN HATCH (R-UT)
- Dean Heller (R-NV)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- MICHAEL ENZI (R-WY)
Subjects
- Birds
- Congressional oversight
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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