3.0.0 527 2023-01-11T13:34:23Z 2023-01-11T13:34:23Z House HR 2017-01-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:H.R. 527.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8provides authority to Congress toprovide for the common Defense and general Welfare of theUnited States; as well as to makeprovisions and regulationsfor the military forces of the United States. Since federalland use restrictions implemented by theDepartment ofInterior ostensibly to protect habitat for the Greater SageGrouse also negatively impact several vitalmilitaryinstallations and training facilities in the WesternUnited States, the Congress has authority under Section 8 toact tomitigate negative impacts of the federal land userestrictions in order to preserve national defense readiness,while at thesame time, respecting the 10th Amendmentprerogatives of the States for the management of wildlifewithin their state boundariesthrough the facilitation oftheir respective state wildlife management plans for thepreservation and recovery of the GreaterSage Grouse.[Page H547]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-13T14:06:50Z Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 115 273 S 2017-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2017-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 N S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2017-01-13 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2017-01-13 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-01-13 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2017-01-13 True L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2017-01-13 True L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2017-01-13 True C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2017-01-13 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2017-01-13 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2017-01-13 True C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2017-01-13 True Animals Birds Congressional oversight Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2017-01-13 Introduced in House 2017-08-09T22:03:11Z 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.

]]> Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 Display Title Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the conservation and preservation of the Greater Sage Grouse by facilitating State recovery plans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr527ih/xml/BILLS-115hr527ih.xml 2017-01-13 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.