To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf.

Rules reissued under this Act are not subject to judicial review.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 884 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 884

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating 
  to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming 
   under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2015

 Mr. Ribble (for himself, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Peterson, Mr. 
Duffy, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
   Kline, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
    Walberg, and Mr. Walz) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating 
  to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming 
   under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 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. 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. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial 
review.

SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING GRAY WOLVES IN WYOMING.

    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 September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), 
without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that 
applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject 
to judicial review.
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