[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1179 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1179

 To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard 
         to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2007

Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard 
         to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior;
            (2) the term ``Park'' means Rocky Mountain National Park;
            (3) the term ``qualified individuals'' means individuals 
        who possess a valid resident big-game hunting license issued by 
        the State of Colorado and who possess such other qualifications 
        as the Secretary may establish after consultation with the 
        Colorado Division of Wildlife; and
            (4) the term ``Elk and Vegetation Management Plan'' means 
        the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan for Rocky Mountain 
        National Park described in the draft environmental impact 
        statement dated April 2006 with respect to such plan.

SEC. 2. USE OF SERVICES.

    Nothing in the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1537; 16 U.S.C. 
198c), or other applicable law, shall be construed as prohibiting the 
Secretary from using the services of qualified individuals, as 
volunteers or under contract with the Secretary, to assist in 
implementation of the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan by using 
lethal means to reduce the population of elk within the Park.

SEC. 3. CONSULTATION.

    The Secretary shall consult with the Colorado Division of Wildlife 
regarding possible participation by such Division in implementation of 
the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as applicable to the taking 
of wildlife within the Park for any purpose other than the 
implementation of the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan.
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