[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1788 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1788

To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
  to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great 
   Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 1, 2023

 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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 require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
  to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great 
   Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, 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. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) 1978 rule.--The term ``1978 Rule'' means the final rule 
        of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to 
        ``Reclassification of the Gray Wolf in the United States and 
        Mexico, with Determination of Critical Habitat in Michigan and 
        Minnesota'' (43 Fed. Reg. 9607 (March 9, 1978)).
            (2) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee'' 
        means the Northern Great Lakes Region Gray Wolf Advisory 
        Committee established under section 3(a).
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (4) Monitoring plan.--The term ``Monitoring Plan'' means 
        the document of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        entitled ``Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great 
        Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf'' and dated 
        February 2008 (as described in the notice of document 
        availability of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        entitled ``Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great 
        Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis 
        lupus)'' (73 Fed. Reg. 19525 (April 10, 2008))).
            (5) Northern great lakes region.--The term ``Northern Great 
        Lakes Region'' means--
                    (A) the State of Minnesota;
                    (B) the State of Wisconsin; and
                    (C) the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 2. UPDATE TO THE POST-DELISTING MONITORING PLAN FOR THE WESTERN 
              GREAT LAKES DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF; 
              DELISTING RULE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the advisory committee, 
shall update the Monitoring Plan with respect to the populations of 
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in the Northern Great Lakes Region.
    (b) Expanded Gray Wolf Population in 1978 Rule.--For purposes of 
the 1978 Rule and the rule required under subsection (c), the 
population of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) described in the 1978 Rule as the 
Minnesota population shall include the population of Gray Wolf (Canis 
lupus) in the Northern Great Lakes Region.
    (c) Rule Required.--On updating the Monitoring Plan in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory 
committee, shall issue a rule delisting the population of Gray Wolf 
(Canis lupus) within the Northern Great Lakes Region under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section alters or modifies 
any other population of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) described in, or any 
other portion of, the 1978 Rule other than the population of Gray Wolf 
(Canis lupus) located in the Northern Great Lakes Region.

SEC. 3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the ``Northern Great Lakes Region Gray Wolf 
Advisory Committee'', in accordance with this section.
    (b) Membership.--The advisory committee shall be composed of--
            (1) the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs;
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (3) the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service;
            (4) the Chief of the Forest Service;
            (5) representatives of federally recognized Indian Tribes 
        and Tribal organizations;
            (6) the heads of applicable State agencies in the Northern 
        Great Lakes Region, to be nominated by the governors of the 
        applicable States in the Northern Great Lakes Region and 
        appointed by the Director; and
            (7) other appropriate individuals with expertise on wolf 
        biology, wolf management, and wolf predation, as determined by 
        the Director.
    (c) Duties.--The advisory committee shall consult with--
            (1) the Director with respect to the updating of the 
        Monitoring Plan under section 2(a); and
            (2) the Secretary--
                    (A) with respect to the issuing of the delisting 
                rule under section 2(c); and
                    (B) during the 5-year post-delisting monitoring 
                period following the issuance of that rule.
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