S. 164Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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The bill orders the Secretary of the Interior to reissue two specific final rules about the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. One rule concerns the listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes region, and the other concerns the removal of gray wolves in Wyoming from the federal list and ending their experimental population status. The reissuance must happen within 60 days of the law’s enactment and cannot be challenged in court. It primarily affects gray wolf management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the states of the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming.

Key Provisions

Direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the December 28, 2011 final rule that revises the listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes region within 60 days of enactment.
Direct the Secretary to reissue the September 10, 2012 final rule that removes gray wolves in Wyoming from the federal endangered list and ends the experimental population designation, also within 60 days.
Specify that the reissued rules are not subject to judicial review.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

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Introduced in Senate

January 17, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

January 17, 2017

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Sen. James M. InhofeR-OK · Jun 11, 2018

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2282. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. I send a modification to amendment No. 2282 to the desk. Mr. President, for…

Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Jun 11, 2018

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2700 on behalf of Senator Toomey. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Sen. Mike LeeR-UT · Jun 11, 2018

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2366 to the underlying bill. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Sen. Jack ReedD-RI · Jun 11, 2018

I call up amendment No. 2756 to amendment No. 2700. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 17, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 164

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 17, 2017

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Reissuance of final rules relating to gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue—

(1)

the final rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Listing of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in the Western Great Lakes (76 Fed. Reg. 81666 (December 28, 2011)); and

(2)

the final rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Removal of the Wyoming Wolf Population's Status as an Experimental Population (77 Fed. Reg. 55530 (September 10, 2012)).

(b)

No judicial review

The reissuance of the final rules described in subsection (a) shall not be subject to judicial review.