State Wildlife Management Act of 2011 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit any gray wolf from being treated as an endangered species or threatened species or from being subject to such Act if the wolf: (1) is located in any state within the range of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment or anywhere in Nevada or Colorado and there are at least 450 gray wolves in such segment; (2) is located in any state within the range of the Western Great Lakes distinct population segment and the number of gray wolves within such state's boundaries is at least 1,200 for Minnesota, 150 for Michigan, and 150 for Wisconsin; or (3) is located in Arizona or New Mexico if the combined total number of gray wolves in those states is at least 100. Provides for: (1) state regulation of gray wolves if the population meets or exceeds the applicable number for such state; or (2) treatment as an endangered or threatened species if the number of gray wolves is less than that number until the Secretary determines that the number of gray wolves in such state equals at least that number during two consecutive years.
Defines "gray wolf" as any taxonomic group traditionally associated with the gray wolf, including Canus lupus, Canus lupus lycaon, and Canus lupus baileyi, regardless of specific taxonomy of any particular gray wolf variety as a species, subspecies, or other designation.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1819 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1819
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for State
management of population segments of gray wolves in the United States,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2011
Mrs. Miller of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Matheson, Mrs.
Lummis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Benishek)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for State
management of population segments of gray wolves in the United States,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Wildlife Management Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. STATUS OF POPULATION SEGMENTS OF GRAY WOLVES.
(a) Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Status of Gray Wolves.--
``(1) Status of northern rocky mountain distinct population
segment.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law (including regulations), any gray wolf
that is located in any State that is within the range
of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population
segment or anywhere in the State of Nevada or Colorado
shall not be treated as an endangered species or
threatened species and shall not be subject to this
Act, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
``(B) State management authority.--
``(i) Each of the States that is within the
range of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct
population segment, and each of Nevada and
Colorado, may manage all gray wolves within its
boundaries for so long as there are at least
450 gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain
distinct population segment.
``(ii) If the number of gray wolves in such
segment is less than 450 gray wolves, as
demonstrated by the Secretary of the Interior,
gray wolf populations within the Northern Rocky
Mountain distinct population segment shall be
temporarily treated as an endangered species or
threatened species, as determined by the
Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply,
until the Secretary determines that the number
of gray wolves in such segment is equal to at
least 450 during 2 consecutive years.
``(2) Status of western great lakes distinct population
segment.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of the law (including regulations), any gray
wolf that is located in any State that is within the
range of the Western Great Lakes distinct population
segment shall not be treated as an endangered species
or threatened species and shall not be subject to this
Act, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
``(B) State management authority.--
``(i) Each of the States that is within the
range of the Western Great Lakes distinct
population segment may manage all gray wolves
within its boundaries for so long as the number
of gray wolves within its boundaries is--
``(I) for Minnesota, at least
1,200;
``(II) for Michigan, at least 150;
and
``(III) for Wisconsin, at least
150.
``(ii) If the number of gray wolves in such
a State is less than the number specified for
the State in clause (i), as demonstrated by the
Secretary of the Interior, gray wolf
populations in that State that are part of the
Western Great Lakes distinct population segment
shall be temporarily treated as an endangered
species or threatened species, as determined by
the Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply
with respect to that State, until the Secretary
determines that the number of gray wolves in
such State is equal to at least that number
during 2 consecutive years.
``(3) Status of arizona and new mexico gray wolf.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of the law (including regulations) any gray
wolf that is located in Arizona or New Mexico shall not
be treated as an endangered species or threatened
species and shall not be subject to this Act, except as
provided in subparagraph (B).
``(B) State management authority.--
``(i) Each of the States of Arizona and New
Mexico may manage all gray wolves within its
boundaries for so long as the combined total
number of gray wolves in those States is at
least 100 gray wolves.
``(ii) If the combined total number of gray
wolves in those States is less than the number
specified in clause (i), as demonstrated by the
Secretary of the Interior, gray wolf
populations in those States shall be
temporarily treated as an endangered species or
threatened species, as determined by the
Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply with
respect to those States, until the Secretary
determines that the combined total number of
gray wolves in those States is equal to at
least that number during 2 consecutive years.
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Gray wolf.--The term `gray wolf' means any
taxonomic group traditionally associated with the gray
wolf, including Canus lupus, Canus lupus lycaon, and
Canus lupus baileyi, regardless of specific taxonomy of
any particular gray wolf variety as a species,
subspecies, or other designation.
``(B) Northern rocky mountain distinct population
segment.--The term `Northern Rocky Mountain distinct
population segment' means the distinct population
segment of gray wolf described by the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service in the final rule entitled
`Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final
Rule Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population
Segment of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment
and Removing the Distinct Population Segment From the
Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife' (73
Fed. Reg. 10514 (February 27, 2008)).
``(C) Western great lakes distinct population
segment.--The term `Western Great Lakes distinct
population segment' means the distinct population
segment of gray wolf described by the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service in the Final Rule to Delist
Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes Distinct Population
Segment, as published February 8, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg.
6052).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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