HR 1693 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental Protection Hunting Trapping Wildlife management Wildlife refuges

Refuge Wildlife Protection Act of 1989

Introduced: April 5, 1989 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 10, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Apr 10, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

Apr 5, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Apr 5, 1989

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refuge Wildlife Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act to require that any wildlife management or other activity which affects wildlife in any area of the System be conducted in the most humane manner possible.

Permits the Secretary of the Interior to authorize any killing of a member of a wildlife species within any area of the System, based upon evidence that such killing is necessary for the health and habitat of wildlife species within the area, to protect public health and safety, and that non-lethal management alternatives are not available. Requires the Secretary to provide the scientific information upon which the authorization is based as well as details such as the numbers to be killed. Authorizes public hearings on such decisions unless an emergency exists.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract out such killing. Authorizes the Secretary to donate the carcass to a charitable organization for a charitable purpose.

What's happening now April 10, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Committees of jurisdiction 2