To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H803FFA130C1D495EA44EA344995C9264: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024.
- Section H7B99E394FADD4347A12A8736A5C092EC: 2. Amendments to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) is amended— by striking of Agriculture each place it...
- Section HBA9C215201B94D94B535DCBBF329C6D7: 14. Incidental take of migratory birds It shall be a violation of this Act to incidentally take any migratory bird, and any part, nest, or egg of any such...
- Section H7DD98CF746E3436E88380892BF4298E0: 15. Definitions For the purposes of this Act: The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds of that Act includes incidental take, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to authorize such incidental take, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Huffman (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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