A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2281
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2015-11-10
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Judicial review and appeals

Mammals

Michigan

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf.</p> <p>Rules reissued under this Act are not subject to judicial review.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2281 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 10, 2015 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review. 2. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in Wyoming Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review.