Manage our Wolves Act

Bill: 115-hr-6784
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2018-09-12
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Judicial review and appeals

Mammals

Michigan

Minnesota

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Wisconsin

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Manage our Wolves Act</b></p> <p>This bill addresses the protection of the gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must issue a rule to remove the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 states from the list of endangered or threatened species and reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the list. The bill exempts those rules from judicial review as well as a rule that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list.</p>

action_date: 2018-11-09
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>Manage our Wolves Act</b></p> <p>This bill addresses the protection of the gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must issue a rule to remove the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 states from the list of endangered or threatened species and reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the list. The bill exempts those rules from judicial review as well as a rule that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list.</p>

action_date: 2018-11-16
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>Manage our Wolves Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill addresses the protection of the gray wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must issue a rule to remove the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 states from the list of endangered or threatened species and reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the list. The bill exempts those rules from judicial review as well as a rule that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2018 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , and Mr. Peterson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage our Wolves Act . 2. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and Western Great Lakes (a) gray wolves in Wyoming The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. (b) gray wolves in 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 (including this subsection) shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves range-wide (a) In general Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous States of the United States and the District of Columbia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. (b) limitation on judicial review Such issuance (including this section)— (1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such list.

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage our Wolves Act . 2. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and Western Great Lakes (a) gray wolves in Wyoming The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. (b) gray wolves in 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 (including this subsection) shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves range-wide (a) In general Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous States of the United States and the District of Columbia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. (b) limitation on judicial review Such issuance (including this section)— (1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such list.

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6784 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage our Wolves Act . 2. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and Western Great Lakes (a) gray wolves in Wyoming The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. (b) gray wolves in 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 (including this subsection) shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves range-wide (a) In general Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous States of the United States and the District of Columbia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. (b) limitation on judicial review Such issuance (including this section)— (1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such list.

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 791 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6784 [Report No. 115–1012] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2018 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , and Mr. Peterson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources November 9, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2018 A BILL To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage our Wolves Act . 2. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and Western Great Lakes (a) gray wolves in Wyoming The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. (b) gray wolves in 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 (including this subsection) shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves range-wide (a) In general Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous States of the United States and the District of Columbia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. (b) limitation on judicial review Such issuance (including this section)— (1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such list.

November 9, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed