I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3453 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2011 Mr. Benishek (for himself, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize permits for takings of wolves to protect from wolf depredation in States where wolf populations exceed the recovery goals in a recovery plan under that Act.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the State Management of Recovered Wolves Act.

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Permits for takings of wolves to protect from wolf depredation

Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3)The Secretary shall permit, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, any State in which wolves are listed under section 4(c) to conduct lethal and non-lethal control of wolves in such State to protect from wolf depredations, if the number of wolves in the population of wolves in such State exceeds the goal for such population established by a recovery plan in effect under section 4(f). .