WILD Act

Bill: 116-hr-872
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Africa
American Samoa
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Asia
Caribbean area
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Guam
Hunting and fishing
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Reptiles
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act or the WILD Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. 
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, including to expand the fund to include funding for the conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles.
 
In addition, the bill requires certain federal agencies to (1) control and manage invasive species, and (2) develop strategic plans for implementing invasive species programs designed to achieve substantive annual net reductions of invasive species populations or infested acreage on land or water.
 
Finally, the USFWS must establish Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes to encourage technological innovation with the potential to advance the mission of the USFWS with respect to the
 
 
prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, 
 
promotion of wildlife conservation,
 
 management of invasive species, 
 
protection of endangered species, and
 
 nonlethal management of human-wildlife conflicts. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House