Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). In addition, this bill prohibits judicial review of the reissued rules.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 424 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 424

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

                            January 10, 2017

Mr. Peterson (for himself, Mr. Duffy, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Emmer, 
    Mr. Labrador, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. 
Gallagher, Mr. Kind, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. 
   Bergman) 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gray Wolf State Management Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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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