3.0.0 2973 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z House H HR 2011-09-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MATHESON:H.R. 2973.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The 10th Amendment of the Constitution.[Page H6272]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-20T16:02:15Z Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 112 1580 S 2011-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2011-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 N C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2011-09-21 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2011-10-04 False Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Mammals Utah Animals 00 2011-09-20 Introduced in House 2011-12-15T22:31:40Z Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to amend the special rule concerning takings of the Utah prarie dog to permit the taking of such prairie dog under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in any airport or cemetery in such prairie dog's range in which a state demonstrates that: (1) the prairie dog's entry or existence causes a threat to public health and safety or to the sanctity of a burial site, and (2) all practicable measures to eliminate that threat have been carried out without success.

Defines "practicable measures" as: (1) the construction of fences around such areas, and (2) translocation of the prairie dogs by methods used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

]]> Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 Display Title Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend an exemption from certain requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to protect public health and safety. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2973ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2973ih.xml 2011-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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.