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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5115 

To support Tribal co-stewardship, restore and protect bison, grizzly bear, 

and wolf populations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 

Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To support Tribal co-stewardship, restore and protect bison, 

grizzly bear, and wolf populations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Heritage and 

5 American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and 

6 Coexistence Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the American bison, the grizzly bear, and 

10 the wolf— 


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1 (A) are iconic species that have important 

2 cultural significance to Indigenous peoples of 

3 North America; 

4 (B) play critical roles in maintaining eco5 system health and resilience; and 

6 (C) have been hunted to the point of eradi7 cation from large parts of the historical range 

8 of those species throughout most of the conti9 nental United States; 

10 (2) the reduction or elimination of bison, grizzly 

11 bears, and wolves from the historical range of those 

12 species compromises the ecological integrity of eco13 systems; 

14 (3) the people of the United States support co15 existence approaches to manage bison, grizzly bears, 

16 and wolves on the landscape as a public trust; 

17 (4) many recovery efforts are restoring bison, 

18 grizzly bears, and wolves to suitable habitat within 

19 the historical range of those species in the conti20 nental United States, but more is needed to ensure 

21 that those species regain a firm foothold with long 

22 term protection against eradication efforts due to in23 tolerance and fragmentation of key habitat; and 

24 (5) this Act builds on the success of the Act of 

25 June 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 250, chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 


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1 668 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Bald and 

2 Golden Eagle Protection Act’’), the Marine Mammal 

3 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 

4 and the National Bison Legacy Act (36 U.S.C. note 

5 prec. 301; Public Law 114–152) by providing essen6 tial Federal protections for bison, grizzly bears, and 

7 wolves. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘best avail12 able science’’ means scientific findings that— 

13 (i) were reviewed by independent, 

14 anonymous peers and published in a jour15 nal that— 

16 (I) is indexed in Web of Science 

17 (or a successor platform); and 

18 (II) subscribes to the Committee 

19 on Publication Ethics (or a successor 

20 organization); 

21 (ii) are reproducible; and 

22 (iii) have not been rebutted by 2 or 

23 more independent scientific teams whose 

24 rebuttals are published in accordance with 

25 clauses (i) and (ii). 


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1 (B) REPRODUCIBLE.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A)(ii), the term ‘‘reproducible’’ 

3 means that the results are capable of being rep4 licated and the data, methods, and results are 

5 shared transparently in the journal that pub6 lished the scientific findings. 

7 (C) REBUTTAL.—For purposes of subpara8 graph (A)(iii), the term ‘‘rebuttal’’ includes— 

9 (i) re-analysis using more robust sta10 tistical design; 

11 (ii) failed efforts at replication; and 

12 (iii) demonstrations that the methods 

13 are impossible to replicate. 

14 (2) BISON.—The term ‘‘bison’’ means a mem15 ber of the species Bison bison. 

16 (3) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ 

17 means a committee established under section 5(a). 

18 (4) COVERED SPECIES.—The term ‘‘covered 

19 species’’, as applicable, means bison, grizzly bears, 

20 and wolves. 

21 (5) GRIZZLY BEAR.—The term ‘‘grizzly bear’’ 

22 means a member of the species Ursus arctos 

23 horribilis. 

24 (6) HISTORICAL RANGE.—The term ‘‘historical 

25 range’’, with respect to a covered species, means the 


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1 range of a covered species, as determined by the 

2 Committee using the best available scientific and 

3 historical information. 

4 (7) NONLETHAL MEASURE.—The term ‘‘non5 lethal measure’’ means an activity designed to mini6 mize attractants or scare away or deter a bison, 

7 grizzly bear, or wolf without wounding, restraining, 

8 or trapping the bison, grizzly bear, or wolf. 

9 (8) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 

10 means land managed by the Bureau of Land Man11 agement. 

12 (9) SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.—The term ‘‘scientific 

13 society’’ means an organization— 

14 (A) the mission of which is dedicated to 1 

15 or more sciences; 

16 (B) that is explicitly nonpartisan; 

17 (C) the members of which are scientists; 

18 and 

19 (D) the officers and staff of which do not 

20 engage in lobbying or other actions prohibited 

21 to organizations described in section 501(c)(3) 

22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex23 empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

24 that Code. 


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1 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

2 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (11) TAKE.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘take’’ 

5 means to harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, 

6 kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to 

7 engage in any such conduct. 

8 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘take’’ does 

9 not include the use of nonlethal measures to 

10 protect agricultural interests or public safety. 

11 (12) TRIBAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Tribal land’’ 

12 means— 

13 (A) land located within the boundaries of 

14 an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; and 

15 (B) land not located within the boundaries 

16 of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria 

17 title to which is held— 

18 (i) in trust by the United States for 

19 benefit of a federally recognized Indian 

20 Tribe or an individual Indian; 

21 (ii) by a federally recognized Indian 

22 Tribe or an individual Indian, subject to 

23 restriction against alienation under laws of 

24 the United States; or 


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1 (iii) by a dependent Indian commu2 nity. 

3 (13) WOLF.—The term ‘‘wolf’’ means a mem4 ber of the species Canis lupus or Canis rufus, or 

5 their wild hybrids. 

6 SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF BISON, GRIZZLY BEARS, AND 

7 WOLVES. 

8 (a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Subject to subsection (b), it 

9 is unlawful for any person— 

10 (1) to take, possess, purchase, sell, or transport 

11 a covered species, or any product or part thereof; 

12 (2) to violate any condition of a permit issued 

13 under section 6(a); or 

14 (3) to violate any regulation issued by the Sec15 retary pursuant to this Act. 

16 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

17 to— 

18 (1) captive-bred bison intended for human con19 sumption; 

20 (2) a taking that is based on a good faith belief 

21 that the taking is imminently necessary for self-de22 fense or to prevent serious injury or save the life of 

23 a person in immediate danger, as determined by the 

24 Secretary; 


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1 (3) taking, possessing, purchasing, selling, or 

2 transporting a covered species, or any product or 

3 part thereof, for the religious, cultural, and treaty 

4 reserved purposes of a federally recognized Indian 

5 Tribe; or 

6 (4) possessing, purchasing, selling, or trans7 porting a product or part of a covered species if the 

8 product or part was in existence before the date of 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 (c) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements 

12 of paragraph (2), any person who violates subsection 

13 (a) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary 

14 of not more than $25,000 for each violation. 

15 (2) HEARING AND NOTICE.—The Secretary 

16 may not assess a penalty under paragraph (1) unless 

17 the Secretary gives the person notice and an oppor18 tunity for a hearing with respect to the violation. 

19 (3) FAILURE TO PAY.— 

20 (A) CIVIL ACTION AUTHORIZED.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—On failure to pay a 

22 penalty assessed under paragraph (1), the 

23 Secretary may request the Attorney Gen24 eral to institute a civil action in a district 

25 court of the United States for any district 


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1 in which the person is found, resides, or 

2 transacts business to collect the penalty. 

3 (ii) JURISDICTION.—The district 

4 court of the United States in which an ac5 tion is brought under clause (i) shall have 

6 jurisdiction to hear and decide the action. 

7 (B) DEFERENCE TO SECRETARY.—In any 

8 action brought under subparagraph (A)(i), the 

9 applicable district court of the United States 

10 shall sustain the determination of the Secretary 

11 to assess a penalty under paragraph (1) if that 

12 determination is supported by substantial evi13 dence. 

14 (d) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

16 (A) FIRST VIOLATION.—Any person who 

17 knowingly violates subsection (a) shall be fined 

18 not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more 

19 than 1 year, or both. 

20 (B) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.—In the 

21 case of a second or subsequent violation of sub22 section (a), a person shall be fined not more 

23 than $75,000, imprisoned not more than 2 

24 years, or both. 


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1 (C) SEPARATE OFFENSE.—Each violation 

2 of subsection (a) is a separate offense. 

(2) PAYMENT OF FINE TO INFORMANTS.—1 3 ⁄2 of 

4 the amount of each fine assessed under subpara5 graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be paid to 

6 any person that gives information leading to a con7 viction under this subsection. 

8 (3) CLARIFICATION.—In a prosecution under 

9 this subsection for a violation of subsection (a), the 

10 Federal Government shall not be required to prove 

11 that the violator knew that the animal taken was a 

12 covered species. 

13 (e) CANCELLATION OF GRAZING AUTHORIZA14 TIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any lease, license, permit, or 

16 agreement issued by the head of a Federal agency 

17 to a person authorizing the grazing of domestic live18 stock on Federal land shall be cancelled on the con19 viction of the person in an action brought under sub20 section (d)(1). 

21 (2) NO LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES.—The 

22 United States shall not be liable for the payment of 

23 any compensation, reimbursement, or damages in 

24 connection with the cancellation of any lease, license, 

25 permit, or agreement under paragraph (1). 


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1 (f) DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 

3 2025, the Secretary, with respect to public land, and 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Na5 tional Forest System land (referred to in this sub6 section as the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), shall accept 

7 the donation of any valid existing leases or permits 

8 authorizing grazing on public land or National For9 est System land, as applicable, for the purpose of re10 ducing conflicts between permitted livestock and cov11 ered species. 

12 (2) TERMINATION.—With respect to each per13 mit or lease donated under paragraph (1), the Sec14 retary concerned shall— 

15 (A) terminate the grazing permit or lease; 

16 and 

17 (B) except as provided in paragraph (3), 

18 ensure a permanent end to grazing on the pub19 lic land or National Forest System land, as ap20 plicable, covered by the permit or lease. 

21 (3) COMMON ALLOTMENTS.—If land covered by 

22 a permit or lease donated under paragraph (1) is 

23 also covered by another valid grazing permit or lease 

24 that is not donated under that paragraph, the Sec25 retary concerned shall not allow the total grazing 


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1 use on the land to exceed the average actual grazing 

2 use under the other valid grazing permit or lease for 

3 the 5-year period preceding the date on which the 

4 permit or lease is donated under that paragraph. 

5 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF BISON, GRIZZLY BEAR, AND 

6 WOLF RESTORATION AND COEXISTENCE 

7 COMMITTEES. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es10 tablish 3 committees, 1 for each covered species, to carry 

11 out the requirements of this Act. 

12 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Each Committee shall be com13 posed of members, to be appointed by the Secretary, in 

14 accordance with the following: 

15 (1) REGIONAL REPRESENTATION OF FEDER16 ALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES.—Each region of 

17 each Committee, as described in subsection (c), shall 

18 include 3 members of federally recognized Indian 

19 Tribes, to be nominated by those federally recog20 nized Indian Tribes, based on criteria that gives 

21 preference to individuals who would represent Tribal 

22 land or a usual and accustomed area where a feder23 ally recognized Indian Tribe has treaty reserved 

24 rights on Federal land that is— 

25 (A) inhabited by a covered species; 


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1 (B) located within the historical range of 

2 the covered species; or 

3 (C) identified in the report required under 

4 section 8(a)(1)(B) as suitable to support popu5 lations of the covered species. 

6 (2) AT-LARGE MEMBERS.—Each Committee 

7 shall include 8 at-large members, which shall be 

8 composed of 1 scientific expert representative from 

9 each of the following Federal and State agencies 

10 (designated by the applicable agency): 

11 (A) The United States Fish and Wildlife 

12 Service. 

13 (B) The National Park Service. 

14 (C) The Forest Service. 

15 (D) The Animal and Plant Health Inspec16 tion Service of the Department of Agriculture. 

17 (E) The Bureau of Land Management. 

18 (F) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

19 (G) The United States Geological Survey. 

20 (H) A State wildlife agency with expertise 

21 in successful coexistence and restoration efforts 

22 for the covered species. 

23 (3) REGIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL REP24 RESENTATIVES.—Each Committee shall include 3 

25 nongovernmental representatives with— 


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1 (A) established regional scientific expertise 

2 from regions that are key historic habitats of 

3 the covered species; and 

4 (B) expertise in wildlife restoration and co5 existence efforts with respect to the covered 

6 species. 

7 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONS.—The Secretary 

8 shall establish 8 regions within each Committee, which 

9 shall correspond to the following geographic regions of the 

10 United States Fish and Wildlife Service: 

11 (1) Pacific. 

12 (2) Southwest. 

13 (3) Midwest. 

14 (4) Southeast. 

15 (5) Northeast. 

16 (6) Mountain-Prairie. 

17 (7) Alaska. 

18 (8) Pacific Southwest. 

19 (d) DETERMINATIONS TO BE MADE ON BASIS OF

20 BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND METHODOLOGY.—Deter21 minations made by a Committee pursuant to this Act shall 

22 be solely based on the best available science and method23 ology. 

24 (e) NO REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ENTITIES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of a Com2 mittee shall not replace any existing Federal or 

3 interagency committee, task force, or study team. 

4 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The functions of a Com5 mittee— 

6 (A) shall be limited to those provided by 

7 this Act; and 

8 (B) shall not replace, repeal, or subsume 

9 any authority or function delegated to any other 

10 Federal or interagency committee, task force, or 

11 study team. 

12 (f) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPREDATION AND COEX13 ISTENCE GRANT PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law, each Committee shall— 

15 (1) review applications for assistance under the 

16 grant program established under subsection (b) of 

17 section 102 of America’s Conservation Enhancement 

18 Act (7 U.S.C. 8355); and 

19 (2) make award recommendations to the Secre20 taries (as defined in subsection (a) of that section) 

21 with respect to those applications. 

22 SEC. 6. PERMITTED TAKING OF BISON, GRIZZLY BEARS 

23 AND WOLVES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a permit 

25 in accordance with this section authorizing the taking, 


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1 possession, or transportation of a covered species, or any 

2 product or part thereof, that is otherwise prohibited by 

3 section 4(a). 

4 (b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may issue a permit 

5 under subsection (a) only if the Secretary has— 

6 (1) investigated the circumstances that gave 

7 rise to the permit application; and 

8 (2) determined that the taking, possession, or 

9 transportation is an allowable taking, possession, or 

10 transportation under subsection (c). 

11 (c) ALLOWABLE TAKINGS, POSSESSIONS, OR TRANS12 PORTS.—Subject to subsection (d), for purposes of sub13 section (b)(2), an allowable taking, possession, or trans14 portation is any of the following: 

15 (1) SCIENTIFIC OR CONSERVATION PUR16 POSES.—Taking, possessing, or transporting a cov17 ered species, or any product or part thereof, for sci18 entific purposes, to rehabilitate an injured animal, or 

19 to enhance the propagation or survival of the cov20 ered species, by a— 

21 (A) public museum; 

22 (B) scientific society; 

23 (C) wildlife sanctuary, preserve, or reha24 bilitation facility; or 


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1 (D) zoological park that is accredited by 

2 the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 

3 (2) BISON POPULATION CONTROL.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara5 graph (B), taking of bison to control over6 population in a specific geographic area, as de7 termined necessary by the Secretary. 

8 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to making a 

9 determination under subparagraph (A) with re10 spect to a taking of a bison, the Secretary shall 

11 determine, in consultation with the applicable 

12 Committee, that the bison cannot be relocated 

13 to support efforts under section 8 to reintro14 duce bison on— 

15 (i) Tribal land; or 

16 (ii) usual and accustomed areas where 

17 federally recognized Indian Tribes have 

18 treaty reserved rights on Federal land. 

19 (3) PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

20 OR PUBLIC SAFETY.— 

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1 ricultural interests or public safety in the loca2 tion. 

3 (B) REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING.—Prior 

4 to making a determination under subparagraph 

5 (A) with respect to a taking— 

6 (i) the Governor of the State in which 

7 the taking will occur shall request, in writ8 ing, that the Secretary make the deter9 mination; 

10 (ii) the Secretary shall conclude that 

11 situationally appropriate nonlethal meas12 ures have been consistently used in the lo13 cation and proven ineffective to mitigate 

14 the threat of the covered species to agricul15 tural interests or public safety; and 

16 (iii) the Secretary shall determine, in 

17 consultation with the applicable Com18 mittee, that, for any grizzly bear or wolf 

19 which poses a threat to agricultural inter20 ests, the grizzly bear or wolf cannot be re21 located to support— 

22 (I) efforts under section 8 to re23 introduce grizzly bears and wolves 

24 on— 

25 (aa) Tribal land; or 


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1 (bb) usual and accustomed 

2 areas where federally recognized 

3 Indian Tribes have treaty re4 served rights on Federal land; or 

5 (II) recovery efforts for the popu6 lations of the covered species listed as 

7 a threatened species or an endangered 

8 species under section 4 of the Endan9 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

10 1533). 

11 (d) NO PERMITS FOR TAKINGS THAT WOULD EX12 CEED MORTALITY LIMIT.—The Secretary may not issue 

13 a permit under subsection (a) for an allowable use de14 scribed in subsection (c)(1) if the taking of the covered 

15 species would cause the total mortality for any population 

16 or subpopulation of the covered species to exceed the sci17 entifically recommended limit, as determined by the appli18 cable Committee. 

19 (e) NONALIENABILITY.—Any person issued a permit 

20 under subsection (a) may not sell, transfer, assign, or oth21 erwise alienate the authority granted to the person by the 

22 permit. 

23 (f) CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS.—Taking, possessing, 

24 or transporting a covered species, or any product or part 

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1 be conducted in a manner consistent with the conditions 

2 of that permit. 

3 (g) PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE ESA.—A permit 

4 issued under section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act 

5 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)) for a covered species shall 

6 be treated as a permit issued under subsection (a). 

7 SEC. 7. CONSULTATION WITH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED IN8 DIAN TRIBES. 

9 (a) CONSULTATION REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING

10 PERMIT.—Before issuing a permit under section 6(a) that 

11 authorizes an activity to be carried out on the Tribal land 

12 of a federally recognized Indian Tribe or on usual and ac13 customed areas where federally recognized Indian Tribes 

14 have treaty reserved rights on Federal land, the Secretary 

15 shall consult with the applicable federally recognized In16 dian Tribe. 

17 (b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING

18 MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—Before taking any major 

19 Federal action that may negatively impact covered species 

20 habitat or increase covered species mortality, a Federal 

21 agency shall consult with— 

22 (1) the applicable Committee; and 

23 (2) any federally recognized Indian Tribe— 

24 (A) the Tribal land of which may be im25 pacted by the Federal action; and 


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1 (B) that has usual and accustomed areas 

2 where the federally recognized Indian Tribe has 

3 treaty reserved rights on Federal land that may 

4 be impacted by the Federal action. 

5 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Any consultation conducted 

6 with a federally recognized Indian Tribe under subsection 

7 (b)(2) shall be— 

8 (1) meaningful and conducted with the free, 

9 prior, and informed consent or resolution of the fed10 erally recognized Indian Tribe; and 

11 (2) carried out through cooperative manage12 ment agreements between the Secretary, the Sec13 retary of Agriculture, and the federally recognized 

14 Indian Tribe. 

15 SEC. 8. RESTORATION OF BISON, GRIZZLY BEARS, OR 

16 WOLVES. 

17 (a) REINTRODUCTION OF BISON, GRIZZLY BEARS, 

18 OR WOLVES ON TRIBAL LAND.— 

19 (1) STUDY; REPORT.— 

20 (A) STUDY.—Each Committee, in con21 sultation with each federally recognized Indian 

22 Tribe whose Tribal land is located within the 

23 historical range of the covered species, whose 

24 Tribal land is currently inhabited by the cov25 ered species, or that has usual and accustomed 


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1 areas where the federally recognized Indian 

2 Tribe has treaty reserved rights on Federal 

3 land, shall conduct a study to identify Tribal 

4 land and usual and accustomed areas where 

5 federally recognized Indian Tribes have treaty 

6 reserved rights on Federal land that is suitable 

7 to support covered species populations. 

8 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, each Com10 mittee shall make publicly available on the 

11 website of the Department of the Interior a re12 port containing the results of the study con13 ducted under subparagraph (A). 

14 (2) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 30 days 

15 after the date on which a report is made available 

16 under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), the Sec17 retary shall notify— 

18 (A) each federally recognized Indian Tribe 

19 whose Tribal land was identified in the study 

20 conducted under subparagraph (A) of that 

21 paragraph that the federally recognized Indian 

22 Tribe has land that is suitable to support cov23 ered species populations; 

24 (B) each federally recognized Indian Tribe 

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1 tomed areas on Federal land identified in the 

2 study conducted under subparagraph (A) of 

3 that paragraph that the land is suitable to sup4 port covered species populations; and 

5 (C) the Governor of any State in which the 

6 Tribal land described in subparagraph (A) or 

7 usual and accustomed areas where federally rec8 ognized Indian Tribes have treaty reserved 

9 rights on Federal land described in subpara10 graph (B) is located. 

11 (3) REINTRODUCTION.—If a federally recog12 nized Indian Tribe notified under paragraph (2)(A) 

13 notifies the Secretary that the federally recognized 

14 Indian Tribe requests the reintroduction of a cov15 ered species on the land of the federally recognized 

16 Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall coordinate with the 

17 federally recognized Indian Tribe to reintroduce on 

18 that land members of the species for which a take 

19 permit has been issued by the Secretary pursuant to 

20 paragraph (2) or (3) of section 6(c). 

21 (4) MANNER OF REINTRODUCTION.—The re22 introduction of a covered species under paragraph 

23 (3) on Tribal land shall be carried out by the Sec24 retary and the relevant federally recognized Indian 

25 Tribe in a manner that is consistent with— 


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1 (A) the scientific advice of the applicable 

2 Committee; 

3 (B) the traditional ecological knowledge of 

4 the federally recognized Indian Tribe; and 

5 (C) Secretarial Order 3403, entitled ‘‘Joint 

6 Secretarial Order on Fulfilling the Trust Re7 sponsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship 

8 of Federal Lands and Waters’’ and issued by 

9 the Secretary on November 15, 2021. 

10 (5) MANAGEMENT.—The relevant federally rec11 ognized Indian Tribes, in consultation with the Sec12 retary, shall manage covered species reintroduced on 

13 Tribal land under this section using the best avail14 able science and consistent with the cultural impera15 tives of those federally recognized Indian Tribes, as 

16 described in the documents entitled— 

17 (A) ‘‘The Grizzly: A Treaty of Coopera18 tion, Cultural Revitalization and Restoration’’ 

19 (commonly known as the ‘‘Grizzly Treaty’’); 

20 (B) ‘‘The Buffalo: A Treaty of Coopera21 tion, Renewal, and Restoration’’ (commonly 

22 known as the ‘‘Buffalo Treaty’’); and 

23 (C) ‘‘The Wolf: A Treaty of Cultural and 

24 Environmental Survival’’ (commonly known as 

25 the ‘‘Wolf Treaty’’). 


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1 (6) PROTECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY.—A griz2 zly bear or wolf that has been identified by the Sec3 retary as a threat to public safety shall not be eligi4 ble for reintroduction under this section. 

5 (b) OTHER RESTORATION EFFORTS.—Nothing in 

6 this Act affects any effort by the Secretary to reintroduce 

7 a covered species on land not described in this section. 

8 SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON USE OF LETHAL WILDLIFE CON9 TROL MEASURES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture shall prohibit on public land or National For12 est System land, as applicable, the use of any lethal wild13 life control measures if the applicable Committee deter14 mines that the use of those lethal measures on that land 

15 may result in the taking of a covered species. 

16 (b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary and the Secretary 

17 of Agriculture shall prohibit Federal agency staff and con18 tracted entities from using any lethal wildlife control 

19 measures on any land where the applicable Committee de20 termines that the use of those lethal measures may result 

21 in the taking of a covered species. 


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2 Nothing in this Act impedes the implementation of 

3 the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program of the Na4 tional Park Service. 

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