[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 226 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 226

   To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the 
                    Endangered Species Act of 1973.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

 Mr. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the 
                    Endangered Species Act of 1973.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FLORIDA PANTHER DECLARED ENDANGERED SPECIES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the species commonly 
known as the ``Florida Panther'' is deemed to be an endangered species 
for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531).

SEC. 2. LISTING OF FLORIDA PANTHER.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall include the species known as the ``Florida Panther'' in 
the list published under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d)).

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