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Calendar No. 329 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 782 

[Report No. 114–184] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management 

plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 18, 2015 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. FLAKE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

APRIL 22, 2015 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison 

management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Bison 

3 Management Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage7 ment plan’’ means the management plan published 

8 under section 3(a). 

9 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 

10 Canyon National Park. 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (4) SKILLED PUBLIC VOLUNTEER.—The term 

14 ‘‘skilled public volunteer’’ means an individual who 

15 possesses— 

16 (A) a valid hunting license issued by the 

17 State of Arizona; and 

18 (B) such other qualifications as the Sec19 retary may require, after consultation with the 

20 Arizona Game and Fish Commission. 

21 SEC. 3. BISON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GRAND CANYON 

22 NATIONAL PARK. 

23 (a) PUBLICATION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 

24 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

25 shall publish a management plan to reduce, through hu26 mane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and by 


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1 other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Park 

2 that the Secretary determines are detrimental to the use 

3 of the Park. 

4 (b) REMOVAL OF ANIMAL.—Notwithstanding section 

5 4 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (16 U.S.C. 198c), or any 

6 other provision of law, a skilled public volunteer may re7 move a full bison harvested from the Park. 

8 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

9 with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding 

10 the development and implementation of the management 

11 plan. 

12 (d) NEPA COMPLIANCE.—In developing the manage13 ment plan, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 

14 Federal environmental laws (including regulations), in15 cluding the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

16 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

17 (e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this Act applies to the 

18 taking of wildlife in the Park for any purpose other than 

19 the implementation of the management plan. 


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Calendar No. 329 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 782 

[Report No. 114–184] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 

tional Park. a bison management plan for Grand Canyon NaDECEMBER 16, 2015 

Reported without amendment 


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