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S. 2281

Referred to Committee

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

Introduced 11/10/2015•114th Congress•Senate

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

11/10/2015 • Senate

Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf.

Rules reissued under this Act are not subject to judicial review.

Introduced in Senate • 11/10/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Animals
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesJudicial review and appealsMammalsMichiganMinnesotaWisconsinWyoming

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Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]

Republican • WI

Sponsored 11/10/2015

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Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

R-WY

Joined 11/10/2015

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November 10, 2015

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

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Introduced in Senate11/10/2015

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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