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Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017

Introduced: February 1, 2017 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 1, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 modify 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 February 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 527 Related bill Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 1, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 1, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 273: Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-273/
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