To direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and incentivize rescue, rehabilitation, and appropriate reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and incentivize rescue, rehabilitation, and appropriate reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Education.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H291E21E2B64C48F9833AD00E9EFF89D4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Reintroduction Act of 2024.
- Section HCB3A047B220E49E29C947AE25FA4427B: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— accredited zoos, aquariums, science centers, wildlife sanctuaries, and similar facilities play...
- Section H03F449E30A934A16AC451EFFD3FF3154: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting through the Director...
- Section HC4A74880044B428DA68096CA79E21F20: 4. Designation of qualified zoological facilities The appropriate Secretary shall designate as a qualified zoological facility each zoo, aquarium, science...
- Section H7320794A56C941E0A795A7BAACB407F8: 5. Rescue and recovery grant program The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall establish a grant program to award amounts and technical...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and incentivize rescue, rehabilitation, and appropriate reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and incentivize rescue, rehabilitation, and appropriate reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Garbarino (for himself and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an animal species that is listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)— as a threatened species
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