Grizzly Bear State Management Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Grizzly Bear State Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the 2017 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final rule that removed the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The Secretary must do so within 180 days after enactment. The bill says the reissuance happens without regard to any other provision of law that applies to issuing that final rule, and it makes the reissued rule and the bill section not subject to judicial review.
Who Benefits and How
State wildlife management agencies in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho benefit because delisting would shift more management authority from federal ESA control to state wildlife systems. Ranchers in the Greater Yellowstone region benefit from potentially broader state tools for managing conflicts with grizzly bears. Livestock producers in the Greater Yellowstone region benefit for the same reason. Hunting outfitters and hunting guides benefit if state management eventually allows more hunting or conflict-management opportunities. Landowners near grizzly habitat benefit from reduced federal litigation and regulatory uncertainty.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must reissue the 2017 rule within 180 days and loses ordinary discretion over the rulemaking process. Environmental advocacy groups and conservation advocacy groups lose judicial-review avenues to challenge the reissued delisting rule. The Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population may face increased management risk if federal threatened-species protections are removed. Federal courts are barred from reviewing the reissuance.
Key Provisions
- Requires reissuance of the 2017 final rule removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population from the federal threatened-species list.
- Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the rule within 180 days after enactment.
- Provides that the reissuance occurs without regard to other laws that would otherwise apply to issuing the final rule.
- Bars judicial review of the reissued rule and the statutory reissuance section.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reissue within 180 days the 2017 final rule removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population from the federal threatened-species list, directs reissuance without regard to other laws that would otherwise apply, and bars judicial review of the reissued rule.
Key Policy Areas
Wildlife, Public Lands, State Management, Judicial Review
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reissue within 180 days the 2017 final rule removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population from the federal threatened-species list, directs reissuance without regard to other laws that would otherwise apply, and bars judicial review of the reissued rule.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Montana Wildlife Management Agency
- Wyoming Wildlife Management Agency
- Idaho Wildlife Management Agency
- Rancher landowners in the Greater Yellowstone region
- Livestock producer employers in the Greater Yellowstone region
- Hunting guide workers
- Landowners near grizzly habitat
Identified Costs
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Environmental advocacy organizations
- Conservation advocacy organizations
- Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population
- Federal courts
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 281.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Ms. Hageman (for herself, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Stauber, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population, Idaho wildlife management agency, Montana wildlife management agency
Positive-direction: Idaho wildlife management agency, Montana wildlife management agency, Wyoming wildlife management agency
Negative-direction: Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Livestock producers in the Greater Yellowstone region, Ranchers in the Greater Yellowstone region
Conservation advocacy groups, Environmental advocacy groups
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fws"
- → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- "interior"
- → Secretary of the Interior
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