Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 23, 2015)
Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015
This bill prohibits any wolf species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus in Washington, Oregon, and Utah (covered states) from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.
The covered states shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within their borders.
A covered state may not provide protections to wolves that are greater than the protections that would be provided under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
What just happenedApr 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 23, 2015
- Apr 23, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 23, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E581)
- Apr 23, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House