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A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft.

Introduced: April 26, 2012 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 26, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to direct the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to publish a management plan for the removal of all Canada geese residing on National Park Service land within 5 miles of any commercial airport that pose a risk to flight safety of aircraft.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to: (1) issue a record decision for the document entitled "Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement Bird Hazard Reduction Program: John F. Kennedy International Airport," and (2) complete the removal of such geese by August 1, 2012.

What's happening now April 26, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2377: A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2377/
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"S. 2377: A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2377/.
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S. 2377, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2377/.
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