3.0.0 357 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z Senate S S 2011-02-15 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing ssev15 Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee Hearings by 2012-04-24T14:16:01Z Reported by 2012-09-19T19:21:09Z Markup by 2012-07-25T19:26:58Z Referred to 2011-02-15T21:09:42Z S. Rept. 112-214 2012-09-19 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515. Calendars 2012-09-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 112-214. Committee 2012-09-19 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 112-214. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2012-07-25 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2012-04-24 ssev15 Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-968. Committee 2011-02-15 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-02-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-02-15 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-02-15 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-04-12 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-05-05 False Animals Advisory bodies Animal and plant health Endangered and threatened species Government trust funds Infectious and parasitic diseases Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-01T18:00:20Z Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to declare a wildlife disease emergency in one or more states for a disease that affects wildlife within the United States or, if it has the potential to enter the United States, outside the United States. Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency.

Authorizes the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide grants to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the response to and address such declared emergencies.

Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund, to be administered by the Secretary to carry out this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases.

Authorizes the Secretary to convene rapid response teams to address any wildlife disease emergency.

]]> 01 2012-09-19 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2012-11-08T23:32:41Z Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the governor of a potentially affected state, to declare in such state a wildlife disease emergency for a disease that affects wildlife: (1) within the United States; or (2) outside the United States, but with the potential to enter the United States.

Requires the Secretary, in making such a declaration, to consider: (1) the level of threat the disease poses to affected wildlife populations; (2) the sufficiency of resources available in the fund established by this Act; (3) the ability of the Department of the Interior and other agencies, tribal governments, and other stakeholders to address and coordinate a response to the disease through other means; and (4) the request of any state governor to make such a declaration.

Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency.

Authorizes the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide grants to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the response to, and address, such declared emergencies.

(Sec. 5) Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund, to be administered by the Secretary.

Requires the Fund to consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund and that are received as donations, gifts, or contributions.

Prohibits amounts in the Fund from being made available for any purpose other than to respond to a declared emergency.

Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the operation of the Fund.

Requires a separate statement concerning the Fund in the President's annual budget submission to Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases.

Requires the Committee to: (1) advise the Secretary on risk assessment, preparation, monitoring, research, and response to wildlife diseases that may significantly impact the health and sustainability of wildlife populations; and (2) as appropriate, draft documents related to such activities.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to convene rapid response teams to address any wildlife disease emergency.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) limiting the Secretary's authority to respond to wildlife disease events that are not declared emergencies; (2) affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the states to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under any state law; (3) granting authority to any public agency to acquire private property or conservation easements or otherwise infringe any use of private property; or (4) limiting, repealing, superseding, or modifying any provision of law.

]]> Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 Display Title Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 S Senate Reported to Senate 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s357rs/xml/BILLS-112s357rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s357is/xml/BILLS-112s357is.xml 2012-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515. 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.