[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 782 Reference Change Senate (RCS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 782

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management 
                  plan for Grand Canyon National Park.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2015

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

                             April 22, 2015

 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management 
                  plan for Grand Canyon National Park.

    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 ``Grand Canyon Bison Management Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan published under section 3(a).
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Canyon 
        National Park.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Skilled public volunteer.--The term ``skilled public 
        volunteer'' means an individual who possesses--
                    (A) a valid hunting license issued by the State of 
                Arizona; and
                    (B) such other qualifications as the Secretary may 
                require, after consultation with the Arizona Game and 
                Fish Commission.

SEC. 3. BISON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Publication of Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a management plan to 
reduce, through humane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and 
by other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Park that the 
Secretary determines are detrimental to the use of the Park.
    (b) Removal of Animal.--Notwithstanding section 4 of the Act of 
March 2, 1929 (16 U.S.C. 198c), or any other provision of law, a 
skilled public volunteer may remove a full bison harvested from the 
Park.
    (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Arizona 
Game and Fish Commission regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan.
    (d) NEPA Compliance.--In developing the management plan, the 
Secretary shall comply with all applicable Federal environmental laws 
(including regulations), including the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (e) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act applies to the taking of 
wildlife in the Park for any purpose other than the implementation of 
the management plan.
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