Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-843
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
Introduced: 2015-02-10
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Intergovernmental relations

Mammals

Michigan

Minnesota

State and local government operations

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Wisconsin
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits any wolf of the species <em>Canis lupus</em> in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.</p> <p>Each of those states are given exclusive jurisdiction over the management of those wolves within its borders.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 843 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2015 Mr. Kline (for himself, Mr. Benishek , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Duffy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) State The term State means each of the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. (2) Wolf The term wolf means any species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus. 3. Prohibition on treatment of wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Any wolf in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Michigan shall not be treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. 4. State management authority (a) State management authority Each State shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within the borders of that State. (b) Protection by States Nothing in this Act shall preclude any State from providing protections to wolves equivalent to those protections provided by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Reimbursement by States Nothing in this Act shall preclude any State from reimbursing the owner of livestock for any loss of livestock that results from depredation by wolves, or that derives from wolves, that were introduced into the wild.