HR 527
115th Congress
House
Animals
Birds
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Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017
Introduced: January 13, 2017
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Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017
This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, the USFWS may not alter or invalidate the finding.
Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA that a state management plan is in place.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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