3.0.0 529 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z Senate S S 2009-03-05 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-07-20T20:13:42Z Markup by 2009-05-14T19:27:30Z Referred to 2009-03-05T16:46:10Z S. Rept. 111-52 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 111 411 HR 2009-04-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2009-07-20 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117. Calendars 2009-07-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 111-52. Committee 2009-07-20 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 111-52. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2009-05-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2009-03-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2009-03-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2829-2830) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2009-03-05 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-03-05 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-03-05 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-03-05 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-03-05 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-03-05 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-03-05 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-05-13 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-05-14 False 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z S. 529, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20723 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 14, 2009 </p> 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z S. 529, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20723 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 14, 2009 Animals Advisory bodies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Foreign aid and international relief Government trust funds International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Mammals Public-private cooperation Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2009-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-24T20:24:04Z Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 - Establishes the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund (Fund) as a separate account of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Fund to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids.

Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes. Prohibits amounts provided as a grant under this Act from being expended on any project in a country the government of which has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish an advisory group to assist in carrying out this Act, consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in felid and canid conservation.

Requires the Secretary to initiate a study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN Red List (the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union) that are not rare canids and rare felids to determine: (1) the conservation status of each such species in the wild, including identification of those that are critically endangered or endangered; and (2) whether any such species should be made eligible for project assistance.

]]> 80 2009-07-20 Reported to Senate without amendment 2010-08-30T17:47:46Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use Fund amounts to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Sets forth provisions governing project proposals, review, and approval.

Defines "rare canid" to mean any of the canid species dhole, gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, bush dog, African wild dog, maned wolf, and Darwin's fox, including any subspecies of such a species and excluding any subspecies or population that is native to the area comprised of the United States and Canada or the European Union.

Defines "rare felid" to mean any of the felid species lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, Iberian lynx, and Borneo bay cat, including any subspecies of such a species and excluding any species, subspecies, or population that is native to the United States and any tiger.

Prohibits: (1) the use of assistance under this Act for captive breeding or display purposes, other than captive breeding for release into the wild where no other conservation method for the species is biologically feasible; or (2) the expenditure of such assistance for any project in a country the government of which has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish an advisory group to assist in carrying out this Act, which shall provide for public participation.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to initiate and report to Congress on a study of felid and canid species listed under the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union that are not rare canids or rare felids (as defined in this Act), to determine: (1) the conservation status of each such species in the wild, including identification of those that are critically endangered or endangered; and (2) whether any such species should be made eligible for project assistance.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.

]]> Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Display Title Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of countries within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Reported to Senate 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s529rs/xml/BILLS-111s529rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s529is/xml/BILLS-111s529is.xml 2009-07-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.