[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3825 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3825

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to remove certain portions 
of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from 
   the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species 
   published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2010

 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to remove certain portions 
of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from 
   the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species 
   published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Wolf Management Act''.

SEC. 2. STATUS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAY WOLF AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED 
              SPECIES.

    Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Status of Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf as Endangered or 
Threatened Species.--
            ``(1) Definition of covered rocky mountain gray wolf.--In 
        this subsection, the term `covered Rocky Mountain gray wolf' 
        means the portion of the distinct population segment of the 
        Rocky Mountain gray wolf that is located in--
                    ``(A) the portion of the State of Washington that 
                is located--
                            ``(i) east of the centerline of Highway 97 
                        and Highway 17, north of Mesa; and
                            ``(ii) east of the centerline of Highway 
                        395, south of Mesa;
                    ``(B) the portion of the State of Oregon that is 
                located--
                            ``(i) east of the centerline of Highway 395 
                        and Highway 78, north of Burns Junction; and
                            ``(ii) east of the centerline of Highway 
                        95, south of Burns Junction;
                    ``(C) the portion of the State of Utah that is 
                located east of the centerline of Highway 84 and north 
                of Highway 80;
                    ``(D) the entire State of Idaho; and
                    ``(E) the entire State of Montana.
            ``(2) Status of covered rocky mountain gray wolf.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The inclusion of the covered 
                Rocky Mountain gray wolf on any list of endangered or 
                threatened species under subsection (c) shall have no 
                force or effect.
                    ``(B) State management plans.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law and effective beginning on the 
                date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
                this subsection, the Secretary may initiate a process 
                to include the Rocky Mountain gray wolf on a list of 
                endangered or threatened species pursuant to subsection 
                (c) if the Secretary certifies to Congress that a 
                State, by and through the management plan of the State, 
                has not provided for the maintenance within the State 
                of not less than 10 breeding pairs and an aggregate of 
                100 Rocky Mountain gray wolves.''.
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