Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4997
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the threatened population of the grizzly bear (<em>Ursus arctos horribilis</em>) in the contiguous United States and the experimental population of the grizzly bear in portions of Idaho and Montana from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife. Such removal is exempt from judicial review. If Interior identifies a distinct population segment of grizzly bear in the contiguous United States that has recovered, then Interior must remove that population segment from the list as well.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States, included on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under section 17.11(h) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), is not a species (as defined in section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 )), a threatened species (as defined in that section), an endangered species (as defined in that section), a taxonomic species, a taxonomic subspecies, or a distinct population segment that interbreeds when mature, and should not be subject to the protections of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); (2) removal of protections for the entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), when those protections are inconsistent with that Act or otherwise unnecessary, supports prioritization of Federal conservation actions and resources for species in much greater need of protections under that Act; and (3) continuing protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) for the entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States to not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act provides adequate time for the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) to determine, by regulation promulgated in accordance with section 4(a) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ), whether any distinct population segment of grizzly bear that interbreeds when mature is an endangered species or a threatened species that should be added to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife pursuant to that Act. 3. Determination of grizzly bear species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall remove the entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States and the associated entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in portions of the States of Idaho and Montana listed as an experimental population from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under section 17.11(h) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (b) Effect on other determinations Nothing in this Act limits the ability of the Secretary to make future determinations of threatened species or endangered species, by regulation promulgated in accordance with section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ), for any distinct population segment of brown bear (Ursus arctos) that interbreeds when mature, including any distinct population segment of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) or other brown bear subspecies, subject to the conditions that the Secretary shall not— (1) add any distinct population segment of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under section 17.11(h) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), unless the Secretary identifies objective, measurable criteria that, when met, would result in a determination that the distinct population segment be removed from the list; and (2) be required to designate critical habitat for a distinct population segment of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) described in paragraph (1). (c) Delisting process for distinct population segments If the Secretary identifies a distinct population segment of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States that has met the established recovery criteria for that distinct population segment, the Secretary shall initiate the process to remove that distinct population segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under section 17.11(h) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (d) No judicial review The removal of the entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the conterminous lower 48 States of the United States and the associated entity of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in portions of the States of Idaho and Montana listed as an experimental population from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under section 17.11(h) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be subject to judicial review.