ENDANGERED SPECIES

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 6940), H8475 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H349 [17JA] (see H.R. 5588), H1538 [11MR]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (see S. 3071), S4793 [22MY]

———provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (see S. 2875), S3080 [16AP]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 520), S3145 [17AP]

Fish and fishing: permit qualified withdrawals from certain capital construction fund accounts for gear or equipment required for fishery conservation or safety at life at sea (see S. 2865), S3026 [15AP]

———reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (see H.R. 7169), H10131 [26SE]

Hunting and trapping: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 6936), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7171), H10131 [26SE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see S. Con. Res. 86), S4969 [3JN] (see H. Con. Res. 350), H3885 [14MY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6862), H8018 [10SE]

Wildlife: treat wildlife intended to be used in penned dog training activities as prohibited wildlife species and make corrections to captive wildlife offenses (see H.R. 6988), H8577 [22SE]

Remarks in House

Animals: strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, E552 [9AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (H.R. 2515), H1786 [31MR]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir, H2811 [29AP], E804 [1MY]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (H.R. 5058), E46 [17JA]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (H.R. 5588), E350 [11MR]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (H.R. 7169), E2065 [27SE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (H. Con. Res. 350), H5526-H5530, H5547, H5550 [18JN], E915 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir, S2882, S2935 [10AP]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (S. 3071), S4804 [22MY]

———provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (S. 2875), S3082 [16AP], S7745 [30JY]

Endangered Species Act: improve process for listing, recovery planning, and delisting, S4169 [14MY]

———provide assistance to States for compliance, S2031 [12MR]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 125), S4787 [22MY]

———designate (S. Res. 520), S3163 [17AP]

Fish and fishing: permit qualified withdrawals from certain capital construction fund accounts for gear or equipment required for fishery conservation or safety at life at sea (S. 2865), S3031 [15AP]

Reports filed

Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2875), S8854 [16SE]

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2515) (S. Rept. 110-387), S5657 [16JN]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 110-555), H1820 [31MR]

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the Platte River Basin and Modification of Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1462) (S. Rept. 110-321), S2944 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 350, end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts, H5526 [18JN]

H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act, H1786 [31MR]

S. 2865, Fisheries Capital Construction Fund Enhancement Act, S3031 [15AP]

S. Con. Res. 86, end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts, S4973 [3JN]

S. Res. 520, Endangered Species Day, S3162 [17AP]