S 2377
112th Congress
Senate
Animals
Aviation and airports
Birds
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
New York City
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Transportation safety and security
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
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Became law
Apr 26, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 26, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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