Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4494
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-25
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Mammals

Michigan

Minnesota

State and local government operations

Wisconsin
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue a rule that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). </p> <p>The bill expresses the sense of Congress that Native American tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are sovereign governments and retain certain rights to regulate natural resources used by their members on tribal lands and public lands on reservations. In addition, the bill urges Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to consult early and fully with each affected tribal government when drafting state wolf management plans.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2019 Mr. Peterson (for himself, Mr. Stauber , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Kind , Mr. Moolenaar , and Mr. Huizenga ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019 . 2. 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. 3. Sense of Congress regarding State consultation with Tribal governments It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Indian Tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are sovereign governments and retain certain rights to regulate natural resources used by their members on Tribal lands and public lands on reservations; and (2) when drafting any State wolf management plan, each of the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan should consult early and fully with each affected Tribal government.