A bill to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.

Bill: 109-s-1250
Sponsor: Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animal diseases
Authorization
Disasters
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Government trust funds
Habitat conservation
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Meat
Primates
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Treaties
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to approve projects to address the root causes of threats to great apes in range states; (2) grant the Secretary discretion in convening the expert panel established under the Act to identify conservation needs for the great ape; (3) exempt such panel from requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act; (4) increase funding for administrative expenses from the Great Ape Conservation Fund; and (5) increase and extend through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations to such Fund.

action_date: 2005-08-31
text: 
Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to approve projects to address the root causes of threats to great apes in range states; (2) grant the Secretary discretion in convening the expert panel established under the Act to identify conservation needs for the great ape; (3) exempt such panel from requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act; (4) increase funding for administrative expenses from the Great Ape Conservation Fund; and (5) increase and extend through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations to such Fund.

action_date: 2005-09-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 31, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to approve projects to address the root causes of threats to great apes in range states; (2) grant the Secretary discretion in convening the expert panel established under the Act to identify conservation needs for the great ape; (3) exempt such panel from requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act; (4) increase funding for administrative expenses from the Great Ape Conservation Fund; and (5) increase and extend through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations to such Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9889-9890; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9889; text as passed Senate: CR S9890)
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9889-9890; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9889; text as passed Senate: CR S9890)
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with amendments. With written report No. 109-123.
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with amendments. With written report No. 109-123.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6662)
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6661-6662)
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate