[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 131 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 131

To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species 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 ``Manatee Protection Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. WEST INDIAN MANATEE DESIGNATED ENDANGERED SPECIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
species known as the ``West Indian manatee'' (Trichechus manatus) shall 
be treated as an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (b) Listing of West Indian Manatee.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall include the 
species known as the ``West Indian manatee'' (Trichechus manatus) in 
the endangered species list published under section 4(c) of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)).
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