moving that subspecies from lists under section 4(c)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533(c)).
(2) A process and method for obtaining Eastern
Timber Wolves from Canada for release under the
plan.
(3) An outline of how releases under the Plan
will proceed, including proposals for cooperative
agreements that may be pursued with State and
local government agencies to facilitate those releases.
(4) A determination of the number of Eastern
Timber Wolves that should be released under the
Plan to ensure a self-sustaining population of that
species in the Catskill Mountain area of New York.
(5) A process for compensating New York resi-
dents for depredation of livestock by Eastern Timber
Wolves, including—
(A) an estimate of the number and value
of livestock in New York expected to be lost to
depredation by that species;
(B) criteria for determining in individual
cases whether livestock depredation by that spe-
cies has actually occurred;
(C) procedures for providing compensation;
(D) establishment of a separate account
for the receipt and disbursement of donations of
money for use to pay compensation, that shall
be known as the ‘‘Protecting Eastern Timber
Wolf Restoration Mitigation Fund’’; and
(E) an estimate of the amount of money
that would be needed in that account to ensure
in perpetuity the availability of amounts for
paying such compensation.
(6) A study of—
(A) the feasibility of releasing Eastern
Timber Wolves in other parts of New York; and
(B) the feasibility of reducing road den-
sities in certain areas of New York to provide
for wolf dispersal corridors.
(c) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept
and use donations of funds for compensating New
York residents for depredation of livestock by East-
ern Timber Wolves under the Plan.
(2) DEPOSIT INTO PET WOLF FUND.—Amounts
received as donations under this subsection—
(A) shall be deposited into the PET Wolf
Fund; and
(B) shall be available, subject to appropria-
tions, for paying compensation in accordance
with the Plan.
SEC. 4. EASTERN TIMBER WOLF RELEASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in accord-
ance with the Plan, begin releasing Eastern Timber
Wolves on land in the Catskill Mountain area of New York
acquired under section 5 by the latest of—
(1) the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act;
(2) the date on which the Secretary has ob-
tained Eastern Timber Wolves for release; or
(3) the date on which the Secretary has ob-
tained land under section 5 for that release.
(b) ACQUISITION OF ANIMALS FOR RELEASE.—The
Secretary shall seek to acquire Eastern Timber Wolves for
release under the Plan by not later than the date referred
to in subsection (a)(1).
(c) 
STATUS
OF
RELEASED
WOLVES.—Section
10(j)(2)(C) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)) shall not apply to any population
of Eastern Timber Wolves released under this section.
SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land
Management, may acquire land and interests in land with-
in the Catskill Mountain area of New York for use as sites
for releases of Eastern Timber Wolves under this Act.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Lands and interests acquired
under this section shall be under the administrative juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the first
release of Eastern Timber Wolves under this Act, the Sec-
retary shall designate areas in New York that as critical
habitat of the Eastern Timber Wolf for purposes of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Eastern Timber Wolf’’ means
members of the subspecies Canis lupus lycaon, as
described by Ronald M. Nowak in the article ‘‘An-
other Look at Wolf Taxonomy’’ in the journal Ecol-
ogy and Conservation in a Changing World (Cana-
dian and Circumpolar Institute, Occasional Publica-
tions; no. 35, pages 375–398).
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) The term ‘‘Plan’’ means the recovery plan
for the Eastern Timber Wolf prepared by the Sec-
retary under section 3.
(4) The term ‘‘PET Wolf Fund’’ means the
separate account known as the Protecting Eastern
Timber Wolf Restoration Mitigation Fund, estab-
lished by the Secretary under the Plan.
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