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HR 1443 114th Congress House

Grand Canyon Bison Management Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park.

Introduced: March 18, 2015 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Animals ArizonaEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchHunting and fishingLand use and conservation
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MammalsParks, recreation areas, trails
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grand Canyon Bison Management Act

Directs the Department of the Interior to publish a management plan to reduce, through humane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona that Interior determines are detrimental to the uses of the Park.

Permits the removal by such a volunteer of a full bison harvested from the Park.

Instructs Interior to coordinate with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the development and implementation of the management plan.

Requires Interior, in developing such plan, to comply with all applicable federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 782 Identical bill Grand Canyon Bison Management Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 22, 2015
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 18, 2015
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 18, 2015
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1443: Grand Canyon Bison Management Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1443/
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"H.R. 1443: Grand Canyon Bison Management Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1443/.
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