Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-4596
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Colorado
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Lakes and rivers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs to restore populations of certain endangered and threatened fish.
 
The goal of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is to recover the humpback chub 
(Gila Cypha)
, bonytail 
(Gila elegans)
, Colorado pikeminnow
 (Ptychocheilus lucius)
, and razorback sucker 
(Xyrauchen texanus)
. The states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are partners in the program.
 
The goal of the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program is to recover the Colorado pikeminnow (
Ptychocheilus lucius
) and razorback sucker (
Xyrauchen texanus
). The states of Colorado and New Mexico are partners in the program.
 
The bill expands the programs to include the recovery of threatened fish stock. Thus, the bill requires the Upper Colorado River program to continue efforts to restore populations of the humpback chub, which was reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species in 2001.

action_date: 2024-09-12
text: 

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs to restore populations of certain endangered and threatened fish.

The goal of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is to recover the humpback chub (
Gila Cypha
), bonytail (
Gila elegans
), Colorado pikeminnow (
Ptychocheilus lucius
), and razorback sucker (
Xyrauchen texanus
). The states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are partners in the program.

The goal of the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program is to recover the Colorado pikeminnow (
Ptychocheilus lucius
) and razorback sucker (
Xyrauchen texanus
). The states of Colorado and New Mexico are partners in the program.

The bill expands the programs to include the recovery of threatened fish stock. Thus, the bill requires the Upper Colorado River program to continue efforts to restore populations of the humpback chub, which was reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species in 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5731-5732)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5731-5732)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4596.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5731-5733)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-669.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-669.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in House