Managing Predators Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8180 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude the gray wolf from the authority of such Act, to remove the gray wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 Mr. TIFFANY (for himself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude the gray wolf from the authority of such Act, to remove the gray wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Managing Predators 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:51 Sep 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8180.IH H8180 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8180 IH SEC. 2. GRAY WOLF EXCLUDED. 1 Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 2 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended— 3 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec- 4 retary shall by regulation’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 5 provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by 6 regulation’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO THE GRAY WOLF.— 9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 10 provision of law, this Act does not apply to the gray 11 wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin, Michigan, Min- 12 nesota, and Wyoming. 13 ‘‘(B) DELISTING.—Notwithstanding any other 14 provision of law, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wis- 15 consin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming is re- 16 moved from the lists of threatened species and en- 17 dangered species that are published pursuant to this 18 Act. 19 ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY IN OTHER STATES.—Notwith- 20 standing any other provision of law, with respect to 21 a State other than Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 22 or Wyoming, if the population of the gray wolf 23 (Canis lupus) in such State, as estimated by the 24 agency of such State that has primary authority 25 over wildlife management and conservation, is at or 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:51 Sep 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8180.IH H8180 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8180 IH above a population goal established by such agency, 1 the Secretary may not make a determination under 2 paragraph (1) that the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in 3 such State is an endangered species or threatened 4 species.’’. 5 SEC. 3. DELISTING OF GRAY WOLF IN CERTAIN STATES. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the gray 7 wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 8 and Wyoming is removed from the lists of threatened spe- 9 cies and endangered species that are published pursuant 10 to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 11 et seq.). 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:51 Sep 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8180.IH H8180 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS