Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act

Bill: 118-hr-248
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-10
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Birds

Colorado

Endangered and threatened species

Kansas

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits any population of the lesser prairie-chicken (<i>Tympanuchus pallidicinctus</i>) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The lesser prairie-chicken is a type of grouse.</p> <p>Currently, two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken are listed under the ESA. The Southern DPS of the lesser prairie-chicken is listed as endangered and the Northern DPS is listed as threatened. The bill removes both populations from the list. </p> <p>In addition, the bill bans Interior from listing any population of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered or threatened in the future.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2023 Mr. Estes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude certain populations of the lesser prairie chicken from the authority of such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act . 2. Exclusion of certain populations of lesser prairie chicken under Endangered Species Act of 1973 (a) Exclusion of certain populations of lesser prairie chicken Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to lesser prairie chicken The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that any population of the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico is threatened or endangered. . (b) Delisting of certain populations of lesser prairie chicken Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall remove each population of the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ).